Incubation substrate, what do you use and why?

[RideRed12]

I have heard of stories where hatchlings have caught their umbilicus on the light grid and tore it, then subsequently bled to death. Has that ever happened to anyone here?

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I was wondering this as well... anyone?

[abi21491]

I was wondering this as well... anyone?

I move my eggs off of the egg crate and into an incubation container lined with moist paper towels once they pip (or if they were manually cut, before they start trying to explore.) Even if the chance is small that they'll injure themselves on the egg crate, I'd rather be safe than sorry! I know that stuff seems pretty harsh, especially on a freshly hatched exposed belly.