Has anyone used Hatch Rite? I use it for the first time this year. I do not like it. I had to keep adding water. It was hard to keep the eggs at the correct humidity. Either too wet or too dry.

Never used it but dont like Perlite at all........

I have used it and love the ease but I was having some issues with the colubrid eggs hatch rates with it last season. This year the gecko eggs have been fine with it and after 60 days I am still getting an 80-85% humidity rate so it may have something to do with egg sizes...still have some more experimenting with it before I am convinced 100%.

Has anyone used Hatch Rite? I use it for the first time this year. I do not like it. I had to keep adding water. It was hard to keep the eggs at the correct humidity. Either too wet or too dry.

You're not the first I've seen to say that. A member of another site I frequent had serious issues with some BP clutches using it.

Nope - Never used it...I'm a vermiculite man myself - If it ain't broke don't fix it...

You're not the first I've seen to say that. A member of another site I frequent had serious issues with some BP clutches using it.

I know someone right now that is using it with a bp and chondro clutch and the bp eggs are huge so I am waiting to see how it turns out and pick his brain to see what he added if anything to it.

I started to use it because hell open a bag and go seemed so easy but this season I am staying away from it for the snakes for right now. I would prefer the higher hatch rates even if I am running around like a chicken with my head cut off before work trying to get containers set up.

I tried it this year on a clutch of retics and a clutch of balls with no problems. Because of the price I think I will just stay with perlite and vermiculite

I have tried a few things but I am back to just straight vermiculite. I have had the best luck with itand I cant knock success......

brian from BHB siad its good to use

a little egg crate for the dry clutch crowd.
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I used it and absolutely love it. I did not have to add water at all. I had great hatch results with it. I did not poke holes in the tubs at all. Maybe thats why I did not have to add water.

Never used it, never will.

Half and half Perlite and water, by weight, has never let me down. If it aint broke dont fix it.

I used it this year and had no problems with it at all. I only had 2 clutches but everything hatched out great. I will definately be using it again this year.

For my first year I think I'm gonna go with vermiculite. As I always say, if its good enough for Ralphie its good enough for me!