impossible to find vermiculite

Fate X

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today i was out getting groceries etc. and was looking for vermiculite first i looked at walmart then home depot and lowes and none of those places had any . i wanted to get some for the next time my chameleons lay eggs as ive read vermiculite is better then perlite (all of the places i mentioned have perlite) the question is perlite not as good as vermiculite?
 
i am positive i will be able to raise and sell the baby chameleons i already have 2 extra cages with lights ,bend-a-vines , live plants etc. as for selling i already talked to someone who has been breeding for 10 yrs. i believe i am responisible enough to not only raise and sell them but to raise very healthy babies and i know for a fact that there are some people right now that breed and sell sickly animals that are underfeed and sold at a young age.

what does concern me is the bottom feeders this is my main concern that person/persons might GET IN MY WAY providing no one gets in my way i should do alright. i considered the fact that a person/persons might try to make things difficult, now so far ive had 100% cooperation ,for the most part most of the people ive done business with are not bottom feeders.

the issue here is MY health because i had 3 stomach surgeries in the past 10 months i have been told that ive nothing to worry about and that i am healthy now. ive also been told that i will be able to raise these babies with success ,i feel it would be stupid to sit back and ignore what doctors have told me and do nothing because i might die ,truth is any breeder could die and there be x amount of baby chameleons with no home and nowhere to go. and there's not gonna be that many at one time.



i know of a few places to find very fine grade vermiculite on the web. i wanted to find some local. one place i know has the best as its processed specifically for incubating reptiles. i was going to try something less expensive .
 
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Do you live in the States? I've heard that its hard to find vermiculite in some places there because it might contain asbestos.
 
Fate X ...I forgot to say that I'm sorry you have had to have surgery so many times. I hope that they are right when they say you have nothing to worry about. It must have been terrible....and it must still be a worry to you.
 
I have been lucky to find vermiculite at my local home depot. They carry a certified Asbestos free version. I am in PA so I am not far from you. I just went to the site and picked a my store location it even told me how many bags they had in stock. I hope all is well with you
 
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