Planting/Egglaying soil type?

[froggysan]

I'm going to build myself a decently sized bucket of sorts where I can plant a Dracaena fragrans in half of it, and in the other half, have it large enough and deep enough that my female veiled will be able to tunnel and lay her eggs when she's ready to do so.


My question is... what sort of soil/sand/peat moss mixture do you folks recommend?

And what sorts of things should I avoid? I'm sure there will be plenty of options at the Home Depot garden area... some with fertilizers and other things... A few pointers would be great.



Thanks in advance!

 

[froggysan]

Looks like I found the answer.... sort of.

Good potting mixture is two parts sifted peat moss and one part sifted topsoil.



The other half is... if there is an open area of this, will she dig and lay eggs in this when she needs to?

 

[Brad Ramsey]

As long as it is moist enough to hold the shape of a tunnel without collapsing.
She will most likely let you know that laying is coming, giving you a chance to prepare the medium.

-Brad