incubation medium

I have a bag of hatchrite but I was wondering can I go to an organic gardening place and get a large bag of vermiculite and perilite and mix it on my own or do I need to buy it from a pet supplier so it is sanetized and everything. I could even put the stuff from the garden place in the oven and it doesn't say it has any chemicals. How do the big breeders do it? I only have one female that I know is going to have eggs but I just bought 2 more adults and a bunch of babies and I might be sol if I don't figure it out.

Im not sure where the big breeders get some vermiculite from, but a while back i tried out just buying it from like a department store and didnt clean it or sanitize it and it worked fine. I just buy it from a pet store now though to be safe. :)

I just use vermiculite no perlite an dhave not had any problems. I purchased mine from Lowe's.

From anywhere should be fine, you just want to make sure that there are no additives like MiracleGro or other fertilizers.

Everyone covered it.
Make sure it say 100%vermiculite

IMO you cant go wrong with just Vermiculite, it has always worked for me.

I bought a huge bag of vermiculite at a garden center, has lasted 2 years and will probably last 2 more. No need to clean it or bake it. As mentioned, just make sure there are no additives.