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phlegmatical
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 17/09/2013 : 14:17:35
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| I'm preparing my viv for hopefully an ackie this Sunday. I've decided to go for a sand/soil mix for substrate. I've got the play sand but wondering about the soil and where to go. I'm thinking the cheap 1.20 bag of compost from b&q as it's cheap they wouldnt spend money on putting additives and fertilizer in? Only a theory as it has no ingredients on the bag! |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 17/09/2013 : 14:25:54
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| I used the top soil from b&q when i had a bosc or you could dig some out of your garden an sift the stones out |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
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boomslang
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2025 Posts |
Posted - 17/09/2013 : 14:45:18
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| Should be fine :P I normally buy organic stuff,then you no it has nothing in it.Guess it depends how your using the soil.If its peat based and will get wet,it might clump together making cleaning harder. |
1.0.0 pinstripe Royal Python
1.0.0 Bumblebee Royal Python
1.0.0 Normal corn
1.0.0 Extreme red Hognose
0.1.0 Extreme red tiger Hognose
1.1.0 yemen chameleons
1.0.0 Piebald yemen
1.0.0 Tamatave panther
1.0.0 Quadricornis
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phlegmatical
Yearling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 17/09/2013 : 14:45:37
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| Was it just labelled as top soil or multi purpose? Why did you get rid of your bosc? I'd love one of them but don't have the room |
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phlegmatical
Yearling
United Kingdom
403 Posts |
Posted - 17/09/2013 : 14:47:15
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| I was going to mix it 1 part sand 2 parts soil as that's what keeps coming up when I was researching but nobody seems to say what sort of soil they use. I'll just get the cheap one and sieve it then |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 17/09/2013 : 17:37:36
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think it was just labeled as top soil but just had a look an cant see it on the b&q site so may be out of stock.
the bosc was my mum's and it was looking like we would be moving into separate flat's where she wouldn't have been able to take him due to the weight of the enclosure so zeus went back to his previous owner as he had sorted out his money problem's so could afford to keep him again |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
my youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/pegrocks
incubate 2 campaign
https://www.facebook.com/incubate2 |
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