Q:I‘m trying to grow Venus Fly traps from seeds, I have them in indirect sunlight through the window, I lightly spray them every other day with distilled water. They‘re potted in a styrophome cup that has non-enriched peat moss mixed with Vermiculite. I even talk to them, lol. Why haven‘t any plants sprouted?

There are some suggestions for your plants: Keep your flytrap in its cage at all times. Just make sure the soil stays moist (dark brown) at all times. Your plant will need to be spray-misted or watered between once to three times a week. Place your pet in a good windowsill where it can get strong natural light for at least half the day. Your flytrap loves to eat to give the plant nitrogen and other compounds that will help your plant grow. Your flytrap will need a few months in the winter to hibernate. During this time, many of the leaves may die, and those that do live and grow will lie flat against the ground with short leaves. Typical dormancy period is from November until February. During this time, your flytrap will still need light, but for a shorter time during the day. If you ensure the above guidelines I hope your plants will stay healthy and growing.

Q:I caught my stepson growing mushrooms and was wondering if they could be toxic.I threw then away because he‘s young and I‘m scared he might not know what he‘s doing. Any info would be greatly appreciated, thx.

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Q:i was going to buy one but then i talked to like 3 different breeders that say they dont even use uncubators just put them in hatchrite and keep them in room temp?

Hi sure its posible to hatch eggs with out an incubator BUT if the eggs were within the refrigerator it could have killed the membrane. so you are going to have to purchase new ones I new a girl who was once in poor health and needed to keep in mattress so she saved the electrical blanket on and became them two times an afternoon they hatched into satisfactory little chickens! you would take a look at that? goodluck )

Q:Vermiculite has now been used for al least 10 years for light weight concrete blocks and slabs.Note in the text: Predicate (tense), noun-group.Thanks!

It definitely sounds like something's wrong. Have you been dusting his food with calcium or vitamin supplements? Is he active and moving around? None of the changes you mentioned are really causes for such drastic changes in behavior. Give us some more info to go off about what you've been feeding him, how often, your setup, etc.

Q:What do i need to breed a bearded dragon.?

A boy and girl. lol A breeder sized tank. Resources. Incubator. Places for the babies. Homes if you cannot keep them all. Dont breed if you cannot keep every baby.

Q:you see this week i have went every where looking for this stuff called vermiculite or perlite? which is used mostly by every reptile egg expert well as i went i was looking everywhere to find it as i went to home depot the other day i asked one of the workers if they had any of the two so i can incubate my leopard gecko eggs being a beginner in the reptile industry. all she told me is the closest thing they've had what i was looking for was ironite all i wanted to know from anyone can tell me, can i use ironite to incubate my eggs is it the same thing and is it safe thats my only per caution please help asap thank you :)

Those white things are vermiculite and yes, your soil is just fine.

Q:Well my two normals had their first clutches a few week back. Ones due the first of june and the other the 17th of June. I have a couple of questions that i cant seem to find anywhere. First off the first clutch which was a total of 8 large eggs. I wasnt able to catch when they were first laid so the are all stacked together. My concern is when its time for them to hatch the egg on the bottom, will it be able to get out? also is it normal for the eggs to get a slight greyish color where the vermiculite touches them? all the eggs when candled show veins so there all ok yet.My last question is should i slit the eggs or not? and if i should when should i do so?

i would use Vermiculite Fiberglass infused paint to bond with the fiber glass and offer proper heat protection

Q:I work in a greenhouse and have always wondered about that. It looks like little gold flakes.

perlite and vermiculite. Also the sand or rocks at the bottom would make good drainage.

Q:i am adding perlite and vermiculite to my garden soil. i am just curious if this stuff would disaolve or lose its effectiveness if i added it at the end of the growing season when you till up all your plants. i want everything ready to go for next year, but not if my perlite and such are going to lose their properties by being in the ground for so long. any thoughts?

Put it on a scale.

Q:It has to do with establishing root from say a branch from a tree or shrub. The rooting hormone, rootone, talks about planting the starter in a root medium.

It means the material you will be rooting the plant in such as vermiculite, sand, soil, or some combination of those.