Has anyone used hatchrite?

[ScubaDiver007]

I used it last year and since it was my first clutch, i was really paranoid. Around day 40 i started putting in a table spoon of water in the corner once / twice a week as the package suggested. I will use it again.

I hear its easier to recover from a mild dry situation than an egg to wett situation.

Someone suggested putting a cup of water in the bottom of the incubator to help with the over all humidity. I figure im about 40 days from eggs this season, and i just received my shipment of Hatchrite..

Lets keep our fingers crossed..

Scuba

[joepythons]

Well so far it seems this stuff is worthless .Well i will be watching my eggs closely when i get them.Thanks for the info folks

[mainbutter]

I bought the bag. I opened it. I looked and felt the product.

I threw it out.

I'll stick with perlite for my crested geckos, I've had great success just controlling humidity myself with water content.

[NewParadigms]

From watching SnakebytesTV it seems BHB uses it for all of their python clutches and a vermiculite mix for the colubrids. I'm not gonna say they're the final word on breeding, but considering the volume they hatch yearly, it obviously works well enough.

[joepythons]

From watching SnakebytesTV it seems BHB uses it for all of their python clutches and a vermiculite mix for the colubrids. I'm not gonna say they're the final word on breeding, but considering the volume they hatch yearly, it obviously works well enough.

Yea i was going to ask Brian how it works for them.

[snakesRkewl]

The type of tub you use it in matters I think.
I used it my first season with tubs that had several holes for ventilation and the stuff dried out quickly and I had to add water constantly to keep the humidity up.
Maybe in sealed tubs it would work fine

I switched to vermiculite and substrateless method and will not be using hatchrite again..

[Byrdie]

i was wondering with all the methods that are cheap and substrateless why even use ones with substrate whats the big plus?

[Wh00h0069]

I have used it numerous times, and it works great. I used 6quart tubs without holes, and did not seal them. I just put the lids on the tubs.

[sho220]

I have used it numerous times, and it works great. I used 6quart tubs without holes, and did not seal them. I just put the lids on the tubs.

X2...I also don't add any ventilation holes...seems to work great for me...