Can you use dirt/soil from outside?

[SethD]

Could you possibly tell me what a good spot to look for is to get soil? (I live in ohio and springtime begun a week ago if that helps)

Pretty much what Socrates said, some soils are unfit to use due to contamination or the composition but other than that there is no special spot to get soil. I usually will get mine in a wooded area and take the first couple of inches of humus and dirt under the leaf litter. As far as baking the soil, I don't do that myself because I personally don't mind introducing an array of microfauna into a new terrarium. I merely mentioned that you could bake the soil if you had concerns about it because I know it is something many folks who were very worried about the possibility of introducing parasites have done. Baking the soil does eliminate any chance of accidentally introducing pests or parasites.

[binskiboi]

Pretty much what Socrates said, some soils are unfit to use due to contamination or the composition but other than that there is no special spot to get soil. I usually will get mine in a wooded area and take the first couple of inches of humus and dirt under the leaf litter. As far as baking the soil, I don't do that myself because I personally don't mind introducing an array of microfauna into a new terrarium. I merely mentioned that you could bake the soil if you had concerns about it because I know it is something many folks who were very worried about the possibility of introducing parasites have done. Baking the soil does eliminate any chance of accidentally introducing pests or parasites.

Okay thanks alot! I have a random small strip of wooded area that I know wouldn't have been treated probably ever. I'll get some tomorrow! Thanks!