invertinverts
Arachnopeon
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I apologize if this is a thread that already exists, but I couldn't find it.
I used to use bio dude and reptisoil but have moved on to making my own mixture as it gets expensive real quick with any even medium sized collection. Usually a mix of top soil, excavator clay, and coco fiber. Most recently I found a landscaping type place near me that sells top soil which already has clay and sand among other things in it. I worked really hard to find this place because they actually list the ingredients of the dirt and exactly what's in it whereas at home depot it will just say "forest products". I live in the pnw and found most topsoil has a lot of conifer/pine in it which I've heard is bad for tarantulas (but I had to buy it in bulk for my snake which is actually why I was so concerned).
What do you use? What do you put in your mix? Do you use conifer products? And is it easy for you to find topsoil without conifer where you are?
Appreciate any input, I'm always looking to try new things and have far from perfected my dirt mix.
I used to use bio dude and reptisoil but have moved on to making my own mixture as it gets expensive real quick with any even medium sized collection. Usually a mix of top soil, excavator clay, and coco fiber. Most recently I found a landscaping type place near me that sells top soil which already has clay and sand among other things in it. I worked really hard to find this place because they actually list the ingredients of the dirt and exactly what's in it whereas at home depot it will just say "forest products". I live in the pnw and found most topsoil has a lot of conifer/pine in it which I've heard is bad for tarantulas (but I had to buy it in bulk for my snake which is actually why I was so concerned).
What do you use? What do you put in your mix? Do you use conifer products? And is it easy for you to find topsoil without conifer where you are?
Appreciate any input, I'm always looking to try new things and have far from perfected my dirt mix.