hatchrite and vermiculite

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Originally Posted by adi

thanks for the fast replies!

so let me see if i got this right. verm you must soak it in water and "unsoak" it afterwards...how many times must this be done?

and hatchrite all you have to do is put it in and you are done?


:rockon:

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You still have to soak the Hatchrite, but you don't have to have any particular mix of Vermiculite to Perlite like some people tend to do.

Hope that answers your question.

last year in daytona, kevin (nerd) gave hatchrite the thumbs up! i think he would have a good basis for judging an egg incubation product.


i've never used it myself though. for people that don't want to mix, i think it would work just fine.

i mix vermic and water, 2 parts vermic, 1 part water by weight. this works for me.


vaughn

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

You still have to soak the Hatchrite, but you don't have to have any particular mix of Vermiculite to Perlite like some people tend to do.

Hope that answers your question.

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http://www.hatchrite.com/instructions.html

I don't believe this is correct. Hatchrite is ready to go out of the bag. No mixing or soaking needed.

awesome! thank you for da help

Wow! I had no idea... Sorry about the misinfo.

I've seen the bag, and thats about it.

They donated a big box of it at the Anahiem PIJAC auction, and that was the first I had heard of it.

Interesting!

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

Wow! I had no idea... Sorry about the misinfo.

I've seen the bag, and thats about it.

They donated a big box of it at the Anahiem PIJAC auction, and that was the first I had heard of it.

Interesting!

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No worries! Its a good day when we learn something new :)

hatchrite sounds amazing then...

how is it possible that you dont need to mix anything after your first mixing of water? does the humidity pretty much make the water for the rest of incubation time?

I was considering hatchrite at first, but after mixing a tub of vermiculite and watching the humidity for a few weeks, it really is easy to use. I like the $3/bag for vermiculite from the feed store a few minutes away than the $20 a bag shipped for hatchrite.

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Originally Posted by adi

how is it possible that you dont need to mix anything after your first mixing of water? does the humidity pretty much make the water for the rest of incubation time?

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Yep. You should have your boxes covered so very little moisture escapes. You only need to open them occasionaly to replace the stale air.

The ratio I use to incubate snake eggs is 50/50

If you use 1 lb of vermiculite, then use 1 lb of water by weight. real easy :P