Doug Johnston wrote:
>
> While in Home Depot recently, I noticed they sell Schultz Aquatic Plant
> Soil. The package also has the name Profile on it, which was mentioned
> in some of the Gecko posts as a new incubation medium. I currently have
> a clutch of gecko (R. ciliatus) eggs and a clutch of chameleon (C.
> lateralis) eggs incubating
> on it.
That's the stuff!! That's what I was talking about last month when we were
discussing Seramis.
I'm using it at the moment on 10 clutches of leopard eggs, and one Silly-atus
clutch. The oldest clutch is from December 17th, so there's still a bit of a
wait before I see the first ones hatch.
There's also 4 clutches on my 'old standby', peat moss for control. So far the
Pond Soil has kept the humidity and temperature equally as well as peat. There's
no sign of fungus or mold either.
> One other thing... it has quite a bit of dust on it so you
> have to rinse it thoroughly!
>
You can say that again. And it might be worth letting it drain an hour or so
after washing. I've got a quart sized deli cup of it sitting in the incubator
keeping warm for when I need it. After a couple of hours I noticed there was a
lot of water collecting at the bottom. Now I just let it sit and drain out first
before I package it up.
> BTW... there is also a Clay Soil Conditioner made by Schultz that sounds
> similar. Based on some other info, I think it is much lighter... more
> like kitty litter.
I believe it's Turfcare, same thing, but cheaper. If I ever find that, I'll buy
it instead.
Another few weeks to go and I'll be able to tell how the hatchlings like it.
First ones should be the hypo tangerines. I bet they'll look really pretty on
that coppery colour :)
Hilde
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