Substrate for aussie T's

[zaidyn]

i really dislike coco fiber because it looks really unnatural and isn't good for burrowing but i cannot find any alternatives in Australia i feel like it's imposable to find any kind of top soil that is safe for t's can some aussie keepers please link me what they use or alternatives

 

[zaidyn]

@RezonantVoid
https://arachnoboards.com/members/rezonantvoid.126367/report

 

[jrh3]

Use dirt you collect from their natural habitat. Just do a cricket test before putting the tarantula in. If the cricket lives the tarantula should be ok.
I mix reptisoil with coco fiber if you can get it in your area.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

i really dislike coco fiber because it looks really unnatural and isn't good for burrowing but i cannot find any alternatives in Australia i feel like it's imposable to find any kind of top soil that is safe for t's can some aussie keepers please link me what they use or alternatives

Bro I sent you multiple links to top soil in Australia in you're other thread. It's only 22$ for a quarter ton of it. Phone they suppliers up and ask if you can buy a bag of it that simple. I spent nearly a whole hour looking for you and you're still refusing to look yourself. I'm in the UK so it's hard for me to search Australia sites but I done it anyway.

 

[zaidyn]

Bro I sent you multiple links to top soil in Australia in you're other thread. It's only 22$ for a quarter ton of it. Phone they suppliers up and ask if you can buy a bag of it that simple. I spent nearly a whole hour looking for you and you're still refusing to look yourself. I'm in the UK so it's hard for me to search Australia sites but I done it anyway.

i cannot get that tho i they dont offer shipping

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Use dirt you collect from their natural habitat. Just do a cricket test before putting the tarantula in. If the cricket lives the tarantula should be ok.
I mix reptisoil with coco fiber if you can get it in your area.

He gets reptisoil but like 80$ a bag. I've sent him multiple links on his other thread to the stuff he wants but obviously refusing to look himself.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

i cannot get that tho i they dont offer shipping

The quarter ton offers shipping I've already checked it all bro

Edit:
Sorry bro I've just checked they only deliver in NSW that site but that is the stuff you are looking for. Take a screenshot of it and take it to a local garden centre and I'm sure they will be able to sort you out. Or do as @jrh3 said.

 

[TheraMygale]

Aint nothing wrong with cocofiber. Its better for the environment then peat.

take your pick.

in the 80s it was vermiculite.

cocofiber will work. Mix it up with your local no pesticide forest humus.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Aint nothing wrong with cocofiber. Its better for the environment then peat.

take your pick.

in the 80s it was vermiculite.

cocofiber will work. Mix it up with your local no pesticide forest humus.

He's already said he's not using cocofibre. Were trying to find top soil in Australia. Turns out it's a pretty hard thing to get in a manageable amount.

 

[TheraMygale]

I failed here. Which is why they should use cocofiber

Hahaha j/k.

But for real, when it gets that complicated, someone should rethink their options.