Hatchrite, or Vermiculite?

[LIZARDLOVER]

Which is the better bedding for incubation?

 

[LIZARDLOVER]

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[robin]

i have used vermiculite for years with excellent results

 

[HaaStyle]

I tried hatchrite for my first clutches last year .. all bad. On Vermiculite this year and all our looking great so far!

 

[JoshuaTrana]

I tried hatchrite last year, i had my temps set perfect all season but the eggs went bad everytime... It was a sad first year for me.

 

[Ehatcher]

Hatchrite tried to ruin my year this year also... Switched to Vermiculite and i am VERY pleased.

 

[Chewbecca]

Wow!

I used hatchrite last year.
It yielded EXCELLENT results for us!
Out of, what, 12 eggs only one went bad.
And I don't blame that on the hatchrite, I think we didn't get a hatched egg out soon enough and it contaminated the medium somehow.
Hatchrite is soooo dummy-proof, though!
I love it. So easy to use.

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

I prefer to use vermiculite

 

[EBH]

vermiculite for me!

 

[Imperial Geckos]

vermiculite

 

[color777]

vermiculite with some peet moss mixed in

 

[gixxer3420]

vermiculite

 

[Neill]

what about perlite?

 

[stevehiss]

Have used vermiculite for 20+ years with great results. So, why switch when something is working great!

 

[Taquiq]

I also use vermiculite.

 

[James Lamantia]

I used perlite and had good results. I was using both perlite and vermiculite at the start of this season but am now just using perlite. I was having better results on the perlite. The poll wasn't asking about perlite so I was just keeping out of it.

 

[eyelids]

Perlite has always worked for me... Tried hatchrite and superhatch both were no good in my experience...

 

[rickmoss95]

glad i read this, i have always used verm for all my egg laying snakes and had great results with it...i was going to try hatchrite, but now i guess i will stick with what i know works.