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RE: Soil substitutes?

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Posted by: markg at Fri Apr 13 15:42:33 2012   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by markg ]  
   

Oh, you mean peat moss. Safe as long as no fertilizers. They sell "organic" peat. I know breeders from a long time ago that incubated eggs in peat moss before the alternatives were widely used.

A cheap and totally safe alternative is coir. This is sold as bricks. You have to soak them in warm water, you probably know what I am speaking of. I know it seems pricey, but it lasts a super long time between changes and 1 brick makes quite a bit of loose substrate. Plus completely safe, even if eaten. Does not mold either.


   

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