Subsitute for Hydroton

[muskox]

I can't find hydroton anywhere and I don't really want to order it. Are there any subsitutes for it that works just as well?

 

[Chase]

Well, I asked the same question, there isn't really a subsitute. It absorbs water and lets it back up and creates humitity. Here are two links.


http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog...ng-vivarium-products/-/hydroton-clay-pebbles/

http://www.amazon.com/Hydroton-Grow...1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1205971006&sr=8-1

To tell you the truth, I would buy the 10L because its more of it and its cheaper. But if you don't have a Amazon account you can use the first one. Hope this helps.

LPR08

 

[muskox]

I cannot find any place that sells hydroton and has overnight shipping!!

 

[Chase]

Well, LLLReptile has pretty fast shipping, got mine if three days.

 

[LaserGecko]

You don't want to pay overnight shipping for it. Priority Mail should work just fine since you'll have it in two days.

I have some to sell, but don't have any "official" bags for it yet.

 

[Chase]

That would work.

 

[dodolah]

somebody who knows better can chime in here.
But, i heard that red brick is basically the same as hydroton?

 

[Chase]

Hmm, I wonder, but since the Hydroton is Clay? Is brick made out of clay?

 

[LaserGecko]

It's not. Hydroton is lightweight expanded clay aggregate. (LECA on the dart frog forums.) My fifty pound bag of it takes up a lot more room than fifty pounds of bricks.

 

[Petmason]

Try
http://www.blackjungle.com/Merchant...ode=BJTS&Product_Code=TL-10&Category_Code=SUB

 

[Treetop Chameleons]

have you tried home depot or lowes or a gardning store im sure they would have it in fact i just saw that stuff the other day i think it was at lowes.

 

[muskox]

I ordered some yesterday

Finally! It should be here soon.

 

[Chase]

Where did you order it?

 

[muskox]

I think it was on ebay.

 

[Chase]

Oh, how much did you get.

 

[muskox]

I think that that was 10L.

 

[Chase]

Excellant!!!!! That will be all you need for that!