Real quick. Soil is a generic word, and its getting in the way. Soil from where I live, is indeed not soil from Iowa, or anywhere east. Please just look at the picks, you know, what is under the hogs. That is what they live in, not some misture, but natural.



Natural sands, are a combination is different grain sizes, up to fines. Very tiny, to larger grains. But still grains.



I like a simple approach. just duplicate what they do, and not prejudice it. Your trying to make things complicate and there is not need to. Take your pipe, Why a pipe???? If you have draining SUBSTRATE(I won't say soil any more) Then pouring water in one corner, only only serves to get water to the subfloor, but it also allows for different choices for the hogs, you know, more humid on one end, dryer on the other. The pipe, just makes it more difficult.



About looks, Hmmmmmmmm I am a reptile exhibit builder and I am doing that now. Looks is about the scene you create, it does not have to include Rocks or branches. If you want to make it NATURALISITC(about hogs) then make a cage that represents HOGS. 2/3's of the viewing area should be UNDERGROUND. Make it so they can burrow up against the glass, You know, have a cover on the outside of the glass so lite does not stop the hogs from burrowing up against the glass. Move the cover and view whats underground. There are a million ways I can make a hognose cage that is beautiful and about hogs. Rocks and branches are about you.

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