Is peat moss safe to repot plants with?

[Flabonsai]

I'm receiving my first panther cham in a few days and was going to put a dwarf schefflera in with him and repot it. I couldn't find any organic soil at the store with out fertilizer in it so i picked up some peat moss. So should that that be safe or should I also put some river stones over the moss? I am also a bonsai collector and have tons of ficus and dwarf schefflera's so he should have fun in them also.

 

[camimom]

Always put stones over any soil.

why risk your cham eating it on purpose or by mistake?

 

[reptilover]

Absolutly wat camimom said mine eats it on purpose little booger.
And thays gonna hold alot of moisture and with the frequent mistings is not gonns go well. I recommend a 60/40 of organic soil and sand topped off with river rock.. works well for.me

 

[Flabonsai]

Thanks for the replies, I'll go ahead and get some river stones to put on top of the soil. I may just go ahead and just use my bonsai soil mix to repot as it drains very well then i don't have to worry about root rot.