Q:used in horticulture

Perlite and vermiculite help with drainage. Sand as well. Try mixing those into your potting soil when you re-pot.

Q:How does the pH value of vermiculite adjust?

Warm baby is iron, vermiculite, activated carbon, inorganic salts, water and other synthetic mixture. Among them, vermiculite is another drop of NaOH solution, there is no obvious phenomenon at first, and the pH value of the solution is adjusted by pH test paper to make 7

Q:my turtle has had 3 eggs ,how do i care for them

Very carefully remove the eggs. Pick them up the exact same way it was laid. Rotating the eggs can kill the developing turtle. Place the eggs into small containers halfway full with damp vermiculite. The containers with the eggs should then be placed in an incubator. The best way to provide a safe incubator container is to take a plastic aquarium and place two bricks on their side at the bottom. Place the plastic container that contains the eggs on top of the two bricks and heat the water 82oF (28oC) with an aquarium heater. Cover the aquarium with pane of glass to ensure the heat and condensation stays with the incubator. It is essential to make sure the glass is slanted so that any condensation does not drip onto the turtle eggs as this can kill the embryos. The ideal humidity level for turtle eggs is between 95-100%. You can measure the level of humidity with a hygrometer hung on the aquarium wall. To tell when the egg is fertilized, hold the egg between your thumb and forefinger in front of a bright light. If the egg is fertilized, you will be able to see dark blood vessels inside even at an early stage. As time goes by, the blood vessels will turn into a dark area as the turtle develops. Unfertilized eggs show a light area around the air pocket inside the egg and a dark area at the drying yolk. An unfertilized egg will also begin to lose weight over time whereas fertilized eggs gain weight. If a turtle embryo dries in the egg, do not assume it is a mistake you made. The likely cause is because of the parent's diet.

Q:Ok I‘ve had my dragon for a year now and decided I wanted a mate for him, it‘s about time and I‘m ready for another one, they are so great huh hehe?! Ok so anyway I‘m starting to worry alot and might not get it cause I‘m afraid of the female laying eggs, people make it sound so hard and scary. What would I do with the eggs, would I let her lay them in dirt or take her out, do I leave the eggs where she lays them, will they hatch that way, oh my so many questions. I don‘t want to read it all from a site cause those people make it sounds hard and crazy to do, so have any of you guys hatched any eggs?

VERY brief summary: When the female is ready to lay, put a lay box in for her (I use a smaller rubbermaid tub filled with sterile soil) and she should lay her eggs in there. From there, the eggs need to be moved into an incubation container filled with moistened vermiculite or perlite, being careful to NOT turn the eggs whatsoever from the position they are laid in. Cover the container, and transfer to an incubator. Some things to keep in mindfemale dragons, once bred, will lay several clutches of eggs in a season, often consisting of 20 or more eggs per clutch. Even if you only incubate one clutch, Beardies are NOT always easy to find homes for, as wonderful as they are. Babies must be kept in small groups to avoid tail nips and bullying, which means several enclosures all set up with proper heating and UV lighting. One clutch of babies will go through a couple thousand 1/8 crickets a week when properly fed. Babies cannot eat mealworms. Also, breeding and laying can be very hard on the female's body, depleting her calcium and fat stores. Retained eggs and clocal prolapse is always a concern. Breeding can be a wonderful experience, but it can also be a heartbreaking and expensive one, especially if you encounter problems.

Q:Must be organic so I can add it to the bedding of my tarantula, walmart doesn't seem to have it.

good lord girl, the library was built for a reason. well garnets differ, they could be: Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3 Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 there are two others. but i guess you'll have to look those up for yourself

Q:My leo laid eggs in the water dish. 3 days later i read that it would kill them and filled the dish with vermiculite. did the eggs die before i filled it with vermiculite, or do they still have a chance?

Earthworm castings but they are also a bit expensive because you need a very large amount. The cheaper way is to put a 6-12 deep pile of organic material like yard clippings onto the planting area, then cover with black plastic such as trash bags or better yet a tarp. Keep the material moist but not soaking wet. Leave it like this during the winter. Then earthworms will eat the plant material and give you lots of castings for free. You still need a fertilizer for major nutrients on top of this; any generic brand balanced organic fertilizer will do. Or you can use sterilized chicken manure, bone meal and a little kelp. Vermiculite is basically rock foam to help get air to the roots. Loosening the soil with tilling and materials like earthworm castings provides air too. Lighting will be extremely expensive no matter what you do. The power consumption will be much more than the fixture cost. Instead you might try a greenhouse. Or for herbs since they take up only a small space you can light them artificially so they are convenient and in reach. That's more reasonable but it still isn't cheap. If you have a sunny window that would be better. Most easy to grow summer vegetables are vines so they will do well on a trellis. Pick up however many you need.

Q:then why do people use it for setting reptile eggs in (such as bearded dragons) during incubation..I want to breed my bearded dragons in like a year or so.

After they hatch the babies will most likely not eat until they have had their first shed - which on average is about a week later. Remove access to the vermiculite and just use paper towels as a subtrate and create a standard moist hide. So after they shed, just offer them food and they should eventually start eat by themselves. The food offered should be no bigger than the width between the eyes. Thats is pretty much, most people don't normally have any problems raising leopard gecko bubs. Hope this helps!

Q:I am trying to propagate some trees from cutting for use as bosai material and I would like to know what soil or meduim is the best to use.

Nice question for the food category. Anyway, rice and flour won't get you the desired results. They both will absorb water like vermiculite, but are less willing to give up the moisture when needed. Plus they could change the soils acidity. Your best bet is to stick with the proportions that were given to you so you can enjoy the best crop

Q:I believe they like a slightly sandy soil. Am I correct? I live in Southwest Florida, and the plant that needs repotting is on a shaded deck Thanks !

I just use regular potting mix with mine and they seem to love it. Keep them in the shade though.they dont like the sun.

Q:What type of stores (home depot? Idk) and how much would it be? It would preferably be the more coarse kind. Thanks

try okorder