Drying out bulbs?

[JoeQ]

I'm sort of packed with plants at the moment, yet bought a Sprouted lotus bulb for 1 more RTL........... Can I let the bulb dryout and rehydrate when I want another sprout or will this kill the bulb?

[GoofyGarra]

I believe that often when plants are sold as bulbs they are sold dry and im pretty sure that is how many bulb plants survive in the wild. However  personally if i could not submerge the bulb i would wrap it in a moisture holding material such as sphagnum moss or filter floss and not let it completely dry out, just to be safe.