Re: Vermiculite/Perlite Home › Forums › Re: Vermiculite/Perlite March 23, 2001 at 10:13 am #14688 modelgrafx@aol.com Rick, Yes,I do use moistened vermiculite in the same porportions of 1 to 1. I guess it works, I have 5 baby Chinese and 1 Star. My Star only laid 2 eggs but it was her first time. Vickie