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Ok i have read that you have all the answers what is your thought on outside dirt for Savannah monitor in a 6X3X4 enclosure,should i use it or not? Bake it or not? or what do i need to do to make it safe for my sav or is it ok to just dig up dirt in my backyard and use it????

Scott

>>Ok i have read that you have all the answers what is your thought on outside dirt for Savannah monitor in a 6X3X4 enclosure,should i use it or not? Bake it or not? or what do i need to do to make it safe for my sav or is it ok to just dig up dirt in my backyard and use it????
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>> Scott

and its ok to use dirt from outside. Just sift itfor rocks and such. I saw this same post further down and thought the responses you got wouldve answered your question but guess you wanted a few more oppinions. All you really have to do is think.. is there someone going out and baking the dirt they live in in the wild? Knowing thats not the case and yet they continue to thrive says something.

Jaye

hahaha.. just kidding... had to throw some humor into it...

bob

>>hahaha.. just kidding... had to throw some humor into it...
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>>bob

Please, I do not have "All" or possibley any answers. Remember with living animals, answers are the result of doing something. Not the doing of the something.

I believe I was the one responsible for so many people using and misusing dirt. I recently read, that there are over 2000 kinds of dirt. There is the problem.

You can research the kind of dirt that the species you are concerned with, is adapted to. Most monitor species are particular with very certain kinds of dirt. Savs, are not different. They understand certain kinds of dirt. Your job is to find out what is the makeup of the dirt they prefer.

Most arid land monitors, perfer dirt that is, poor in quality, that is, lacking decomposing plant matter. The arid soils are more alkaline as opposed to, acid.

So to say the dirt where you live is good, I cannot. I have no idea what your dirt is like. You should read up on their habitat, I believe many books include perferred habitat, and type/s of soil.

About disinfecting the soil/dirt, I do not do that. But again, I have no idea whats in your dirt/soil. Please consider, that they normally live in dirt from the outdoors, heck it is outdoors. I believe it would be far more important to disinfect the dirt after its been in the cage for a year or so. Good Luck F

Thanks for the info FR and Monitorman i appreciate it.