Vermiculite ....used it for 20 years....it doesn't rot....it's a rock....use it for years....over the months it is unused the bacteria will eat up any fluids that leak during hatching....

perlite....doesn't hold water actually...another rock...I used it mixed with vermic...but alone...it will not hold water...it is used to hold eggs above the water....the water line is below the top of the perlite....it's also rough and has sharp edges...

Hatchrite....bet it costs more...it's made special....special price then...

go to a Greenhouse supply type store...find a 40 pound big bag of vermic....use it for the next decade....cheap enough...good stuff.....

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• Vermiculite, Hatchrite, Perlite, OH MY!! - DChristensen, Sun Feb 12 09:25:59 2012
• Why use any? - mikebell, Sun Feb 12 10:01:16 2012
• RE: Why use any? - DChristensen, Sun Feb 12 20:05:59 2012
• RE: Why use any? - jdcobra, Sun Feb 12 21:57:44 2012
• RE: Vermiculite, Hatchrite, Perlite, OH MY!! - lairofdragons, Sun Feb 12 11:15:03 2012
• Vermiculite, Hatchrite, Perlite, OH MY!! - jaymiller242, Sun Feb 12 14:06:43 2012
• RE: Vermiculite, Hatchrite, Perlite, OH MY!! - jaymiller242, Sun Feb 12 14:18:22 2012
• Vermiculite - JYohe, Sun Feb 12 19:45:05 2012
• RE: Vermiculite - panhead, Sun Feb 12 22:54:07 2012
• RE: Vermiculite - lairofdragons, Sun Feb 12 23:15:57 2012
• RE: Vermiculite - amos1974, Tue Feb 14 10:13:01 2012
• Plastic Needlepoint Canvas..... - LKirkland, Mon Feb 13 08:27:19 2012
• With Vermiculite or No Substrate - mikebell, Mon Feb 13 08:52:17 2012
• RE: Vermiculite - ssnakes, Thu Feb 16 14:03:17 2012
• RE: Vermiculite - royerreptiles, Tue Feb 21 04:41:53 2012