hatchrite and vermiculite

[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?

[LadyOhh]

Send me a bag and I will do a test run! LOL!


I may try it... But I have a grip of Vermiculite already ready.

It sounds like a worthy challenge!

[jglass38]

Check out www.hatchrite.com to get some details on that product. For Vermiculite mixing, check out Joe Compel's page on that. He does a nice job explaining it.

http://www.joecompelreptiles.com/bal...lite/index.asp

[adi]

awesome! thank you for da help

[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!

[jglass38]

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!

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

[adi]

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?

[tmlowe5704]

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.

[xdeus]

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?

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

[LadyOhh]

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?

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.