Hatch-Rite..best place to buy?

[satomi325]

But people do add/mix water to their hatchrite....... Even NERD does.....
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So the process is still the same for both or no?????o_O
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[Coleslaw007]

I actually bought a bag of it when I first started out, but I read so many bad reviews where ppl had to add water and sometimes added too much water, I gave it away and went substrateless.



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[sho220]

I actually bought a bag of it when I first started out, but I read so many bad reviews where ppl had to add water and sometimes added too much water, I gave it away and went substrateless.



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I had half a bag left over from last year. I used it this year and didn't have to add any water.

I do remember reading reviews when it first came out about people having issues with it drying out. However, I could never tell if it was due to the product, or operator error. I think a lot of it was newbie paranoia...OMG my eggs are deflating!!! <<< How many threads like that pop up only to find the eggs are a week away from hatching and are just fine. Some of the other complaints came from people breeding lizards or something that requires a different moisture content than Balls. Could have also just been a production problem early on that has since been sorted out.

I don't know...all I know is it works for me.

[buddha1200]

Works great for me.
Granted I have only been breeding 3 season but I have used it from the beginning and never had a problem.
Never had to add water (lids fit really tight on my tubs).
Not sure what problems some folks have but I actually enjoy using it , iys easy and convenient. The few extra bucks is worth it to me.

[brock lesser]

This hobby has always been about trial and error no matter what the issue was or is.
Find what works for you and run with it.
Good luck to all.

[Brandon Osborne]

That's not what the OP was asking. But anyway, Hatchrite is not perlite, you can reuse it indefinitely, and it's fool proof.

Hatchrite is perlite and it is not foolproof. I know a guy that let all of his eggs die because of the "no need to add water". It is a money making name to take advantage of people that don't know any better. I have perlite from 5 years ago. Rinse and reuse indefinitely.

[sho220]

Hatchrite is perlite and it is not foolproof. I know a guy that let all of his eggs die because of the "no need to add water". It is a money making name to take advantage of people that don't know any better. I have perlite from 5 years ago. Rinse and reuse indefinitely.

It's been foolproof for me for the last 5 years...I'll roll with that...