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[shantel]

hello everyone...
my sweet "lizard" finally came out of the water today... this may be a dumb ?? but what kind of soil should i use to make her new home? at the garden center they have all this soil with fertilizer in it... yuck! i don't want her to die after i've worked sooo hard to keep her healthy... all help appreciated!

shantel

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[shaun]

I use the same stuff, under the name forest bed. It's great, and if you pack it down hard enough, the tunnels usually last (at least with ecuadorian hermit crabs).

 

[mitch]

is coco peat the same as coco choir?
that is a substrate that, im told, is quite resistant to contamination from mold spores, however, it is also very good base for established mold and fungal colonies, probably because it is celulose-based and very low in nutrients. just gotta be careful to start with a very clean environment i guess, and throw out the old substrate if you're switching.