MHD eggs

Question

My MHD's eggs   Hi! My MHD layed eggs not too long ago and i do not know if they are fertilized or not because i think she was pregnant before we had purchased her. I read your link about the eggs and the incubation but what is vermiculite and what is it made of? and i am confused on what container to keep the eggs in. I am only in 8th grade and my parents said i have to take full responsibility for her. She laid about 8 eggs and she keeps moving them around. The ground of her tank isnt soil or anything she can dig in; it is just a flat layer that looks sorta like grass; and she keeps clawing at the ground. I know this is a lot of information but please help me. Thank you. :)

Answer
Hi Marissa,
Chances are the eggs are not any good, especially since she has been moving them around.  Unlike bird eggs, reptile eggs must not be turned.  With the eggs are fertile, turning causes the "baby" to drown.
You can dispose of the eggs...first you want to freeze them so that just in case there are any "good" eggs, they don't hatch in landfill.  Don't worry..."babies" don't form until incubation and your MHD's eggs have not been incubated yet.
Now, as to vermiculite..it is a soil conditioner.  You can find it in garden center stores. It is hard to describe what it looks like... sorta light tan and shiny looking.  A good search should bring up pictures of it. You can also place a small "box" (tupperware shallow dish) filled with sphagnum moss (also in the garden center, it is like peat moss).  You keep it slightly moist and she will be able to dig in it.
To incubate eggs, there is a long process..and expensive.  You need to have an incubator which is something that is purchased.
Most lizards can and do lay eggs even if they are not bred.  These eggs of course are always non fertile.  
I give you tons of credit for wanting to find out the best for your MHD and  your research!!