Bake your soil!

[Pure]

Isn't it amazing how learning about the care of keeping herps make us learn so much more than we ever intended. Like Botany for example.

 

[Lizardlover]

Isn't it amazing how learning about the care of keeping herps make us learn so much more than we ever intended. Like Botany for example.

Thats what I always tell people, keeping herps means learning a bit of botany and entomology too.

 

[Syn]

I had decided a year ago to explore soil the chams could eat and wouldn't harm them. What you have to realize is all this "organic" soil have manure in it and many times chicken manure. This is exactly what we want to avoid.

After searching for months I finally found a cactus mix that contained no manure what-so-ever. No worm issues and they've been eating it for a while. Plus I had to repot a Alii Ficus tree and the nursery even recommended using a cactus mix. Tree and and Chams are fine.

+1! I need to get some of that.

I have cresteds too. Not everyone that has them only feeds them CGD. I occasionally feed mine insects.

Yes, I know, but not everyone that has them feeds them crickets..

 

[chameleon97]

Cool Idea. I'll have to do this!

baking soil kills beneficial microorganisms in the soil inhibiting plant growth, I did a science fair project on it,without the microorganisms the plants will just die.

How long do you bake the soil? (Not directed to LizardLover... I mean to remove Bad stuff lol)

 

[Syn]

4 month old thread.. RIIIIISE.

 

[chameleon97]

4 month old thread.. RIIIIISE.

Lol sorry

-Steve

 

[Ryan123]

what about a laying bin with play sand does it need baked???? im baking some tree branches tonight whats the exact proper way to bake???? i baked the branches before for 15 min at 250......is that fine???