Lizards and sandy soil

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

they prefer it! they burrow and lay their eggs in it. soil that isn't sandy doesn't provide for them the type of environment that they thrive best in. Sure, they -can- do without it, but apparently they do much better with it!

Sandy soil may hold humidity and temps more consistently and more to the standards that their eggs require. It has to, or there wouldn't be so many lizards populating it!

[Zephyr]

they prefer it! they burrow and lay their eggs in it. soil that isn't sandy doesn't provide for them the type of environment that they thrive best in. Sure, they -can- do without it, but apparently they do much better with it!

Sandy soil may hold humidity and temps more consistently and more to the standards that their eggs require. It has to, or there wouldn't be so many lizards populating it!

Then why do people use coconut fiber for incubating eggs if sand works so well? D:

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

it does a better job yet than sand? I don't know!!! lol. Coconut fiber is not something that is ever available to them in the wild... and it's not a soil of any kind... so i would imagine it's moisture holding properties are a bit different than soil. I am not claiming to know why they thrive in sandy soil, I am merely speculating. Obviously, there is a reason!

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

vermiculite works the best for lizard eggs ive heard

Then why do people use coconut fiber for incubating eggs if sand works so well? D: