BrockiePelma
Arachnosquire
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- Mar 20, 2017
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So i was shopping for groceries last week and came across with a bag of vermiculite,it came across to me when i was reseaching for good substrate and additives, i never did much research about it in particular and bought it on the spur if the moment, i did some experimenting and on its as is condition(uncompressed),
I placed some of it on a bowl of water for 24hrs to see just how well it can retain moisture and it seems i was giving it too much credit,it didnt really retain a lot of water.sure it does compared to cocopeat(my main subs btw) but relative to its volume,it seems like its more of a packed air than water. Maybe thats why it retains moisture longer,because there is almost none in the first place.lol.
I plan to place it underneath the enclosure of my fossorials to give them a cooler bottom.but the problem is,it seems like it wont really do that much difference than i was hoping that it would(based on my little experiment),so for the sake of those Ts that I prefer more moisture in the substrate,should i bother with it?or should i just stick with what i got,which is purely cocopeat.
And how do u guys prepare your vermiculite?i am assuming that it should be soaked in water before placing it in the terrarium yes? And how do you replace the moisture lost by the vermiculite overtime,just plain spraying?
I could really use your opinions folks,i dont wanna cause stress(for me and my Ts) from rehousing when there is nothing gained.
I placed some of it on a bowl of water for 24hrs to see just how well it can retain moisture and it seems i was giving it too much credit,it didnt really retain a lot of water.sure it does compared to cocopeat(my main subs btw) but relative to its volume,it seems like its more of a packed air than water. Maybe thats why it retains moisture longer,because there is almost none in the first place.lol.
I plan to place it underneath the enclosure of my fossorials to give them a cooler bottom.but the problem is,it seems like it wont really do that much difference than i was hoping that it would(based on my little experiment),so for the sake of those Ts that I prefer more moisture in the substrate,should i bother with it?or should i just stick with what i got,which is purely cocopeat.
And how do u guys prepare your vermiculite?i am assuming that it should be soaked in water before placing it in the terrarium yes? And how do you replace the moisture lost by the vermiculite overtime,just plain spraying?
I could really use your opinions folks,i dont wanna cause stress(for me and my Ts) from rehousing when there is nothing gained.