hatchrite

[cheeseball705]

hi, has anyone had good luck wiht the stuff? i am finding that it keeps going dry in my deli cups liekthat it doesnt hold the moisture. i not knocking the stuff, maybe i doing something wrong, but i dont think i should ave to mist my cups every day or every other day. jsut curious??

 

[MSMD]

Are there holes in your deli cups?

 

[cheeseball705]

they are covered with scotch tape

 

[Halley]

i would just take regular deli cups, or shoe boxes and put the eggs in that. I use perlite with that, and i never have to re-moisten the stuff.

 

[cheeseball705]

well i was using vermiculite and ran low. so since i had a bag of the stuff thoght i woudl try it. i just dont like how it drys out on me. but that is jsut me was curious if anyone else had luck with it

 

[MSMD]

Wow, that's strange, Shawn. I would think that with the holes covered on your cups that it wouldn't dry out on you. I haven't had any experience with Hatchrite, but I've used both perlite and vermiculite and neither of them tend to dry out without holes. I personally leave one hole in every cup and need to add water every once in a great while with the mediums I use, but with no holes it's strange to have that happen?? :main_huh:

 

[T&KBrouse]

We used HatchRite on our bp clutch last year and only had to add water once during the incubation process. We had a shoe box with eggs and another shoe box with water the whole time, though.

 

[Baysidegeckos]

I use Hatch rite and it works Great!

U may have to remist every once in a while, but it shouldnt go dry that fast.

 

[Mel&Keith]

We use it and occasionally I have to add a little water to containers in the male incubator but not usually in the female containers. It can, however, dry out in the bag if there's too much air in it. Maybe that's where your problem is.

 

[cheeseball705]

i dunno, i think when i run out though i am going back to vermiculaite, not to knock the stuff but i seem to have better luck wiht that staying moist like it should. it c9uld jsut be me who knows. thanks for the opinions all

 

[Bounsall06]

are you supposed to add water when you first make your container? Also should I be leaving any holes for gas/air exchange?

 

[hoppslover]

I have hatched 3 leos with hatch rite this year. It is my first year breeding. I like it. You don't have to add water when you use this stuff out of the bag. I did have to mist alittle during the incubation. Maybe once 3/4ths of the way through the incubation. I did have one hole in my container. I would probably go without any holes just make sure you open once a week to exchange the air.

 

[Nahph1]

Good Stuff

I've used Hatchrite all season and have had a 100% hatch rate so far (knock on wood). It does seem a bit dry at times, but it's usually just the very top layer. If you stick your finger down in it, it's still moist. I haven't added any water at all and everythings going good. (30+eggs):main_thumbsup:

 

[DillanSimpson]

Kevin at NERD loves that stuff.Thats what I herd and brian at BHB loves it I will be useing it this fall when its breeding seson for Bps.


I don't own any Leos just snakes.

 

[italipinos8]

i use it for my leo eggs and it works great (as far as i know) i am new to breeding this year but i hatched out multiply clutches so far with it.