Let's talk dirt

[Kisa]

Eco Earth is ok but sticks to the Whites like glue. I have a ton of leaf liter and that is also covered in the Eco Earth as it would be with Plantation Soil too.

Too bad I already bought three bags of the stuff...but I have a bunch of moss and leaf liter I plan on covering it with, hope that works. Bruce C. hated it in his old tank when he got all dirty, and I hated it too. I love my frogs nice and clean. ^ ^

[Rabbit87]

We use Coconut Fiber Dirt for our Sonoran Desert Toads. They love it. We also use it for our Emperor Scorpion. Seems to be pretty versatile. Clean up is easy and you don't have to heat it up at all. You can get bricks from the pet store or bags of it from lowes, home depot or any garden supply store. We have tried various other substrates and this is our favorite!

[Socrates]

I take soil from my own back yard (we don't use any chemicals on my lawn, nor do my neighbors). And I get mosses from family property in WI. I then mix the soil with coco fiber and put the live moss on top of that. Seems to work the best for me.

[Leefrogs]

I tried mosses from outside, I dip them in bleach water first. I'm scared of chytrid... And I thaught our moss up here needs a dormant period? What do you do to prep and clean yours? And do you have to change it out because of dormancy?

[Socrates]

Sorry for the delay in responding. But ya the moss actually stays active all year round. Also what I did is I quarantined the different mosses in separate containers for about a month. All I did was changed the soil/coco fiber mixture it sat on and I also gently wiped the moss with a damp towel regularly to remove any possibly surface microbes. Yes there is always the possibility of chytrid, but that could happen with just simply having a window open. So I wouldn't worry too much, just be sure to get the moss from a pesticide/herbicide/fertilizer free area and that is away from any roads/farms. And again in regards to dormancy, just keep the temps above 50 degrees and keep it damp and it will stay active. Hope this helps.