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I use Jungle Floor and it gets dry to fast and has alot of dust in it. I am looking for something that holds moisture better. Thoughts?

I use moist spagnum moss for both my hatchling and adult box turtles. It's not as messy as other substrates and easy for them to hide in.
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Patrick

PATMAN....where do you get your spaghnum moss? I have been using the peat moss without anything added to it ever since I got my turtles.....and yes, it is awfully messy. anyway....I always bought it by the "bale" as it was way cheaper than the smaller bags. Where do you get the spaghnum? I think I will switch to that for my smallest turtle's cage. ....9 boxies

>>PATMAN....where do you get your spaghnum moss? I have been using the peat moss without anything added to it ever since I got my turtles.....and yes, it is awfully messy. anyway....I always bought it by the "bale" as it was way cheaper than the smaller bags. Where do you get the spaghnum? I think I will switch to that for my smallest turtle's cage. ....9 boxies

I use spaghnum moss for my frog. I had been buying Shultz brand it in Walmart's garden dept. then suddenly I couldn't find it.
I like it best because it's not a crumbled up mess like some of the moss I've tried. Then I found that Walmart has another brand in their craft dept. but I don't like it very much compared to what I'd been buying.
Not long ago I found the Shultz brand again at Home Depot. I bought a years supply when I found it.
I was afraid I might not see it again.
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PHRatz

Thank-you PHRatz, and PACMAN for the input on where you two get your spaghnum moss. I get my regular peat moss at Home Depot, so I guess I could go there and get the spaghnum also. I had started with the regular peat moss without addatives as that is what I had read somewhere when I first got the boxies. (That you were to use peat moss without anything in it as their substrate.) Anyway, I have a couple of bales of it now, so I am thinking I could mix it with the soil in their pen out in the backyard so the dirt will be easier for them to bury under when they go into their hide-boxes out there. That or I could use it in my flowerbeds. Now I just have to get the energy to re-plant the beds when the weather gets warmer. Ha-ha-ha!.......9boxies

Oops.....sorry.......I meant PHRatz and PATMAN! Isn't Pacman a video game or something like that? I'm really sorry about that error. .....9boxies

>>Oops.....sorry.......I meant PHRatz and PATMAN! Isn't Pacman a video game or something like that? I'm really sorry about that error. .....9boxies

ROFL!! I didn't even notice the error until you pointed it out.
Yes Pacman is a game & it's also the type of frog I have.
Gosh I need a new photo, he's 8 years old this spring & much bigger than he was in this pic.

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PHRatz

Here's a link to where I buy my Sphagnum Moss. For $19.50 (plus shipping) you get a very big 3.5 cu ft bale (11 lbs) which last a very long time.

I bought 2 bales a few years ago and still have some left!
Sphagnum Moss - www.topiaryartworks.com

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Patrick

Try Luster Leaf brand long-fiber sphagnum moss. Most plant stores have it, or you can do a word search on-line for Luster Leaf moss and the website will come up.

Katrina
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1.2 Eastern Muds - Fred, Ethel, Edith
0.1 Iguana - Tiffel
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Foster turtles: More than I'd like the husband to know about.