Pygmy Q

[Chase]

You got aquarium charcoal right?

 

[muskox]

Does it need to be?

 

[Chase]

This is what I used, what kind do you have?


http://www.petsmart.com/product/ind...av_dropdown4_link6&parentPage=family&keepsr=1

 

[muskox]

I got gardening charcoal. It says that it reduces odor and the impact of over watering.

 

[Chase]

Thats very good!!!! Thats pretty good stuff. Good job!

 

[muskox]

So what exactaly does one use for the top layer of substrate? I have two bricks of bed-a-beast.

 

[Julirs]

I mix the prepared bed-a-beast with just a little sand.

 

[muskox]

I still have some sand left over from my SW aquarium. Would that work? I have heard that bed-a-beast grows huge with water. Is that true?

Thanks

 

[Julirs]

Bed-a-beast grows with water, but will dry out fairly quickly. I am not sure I would use salty sand. I just use playbox sand.

 

[muskox]

I never used the sand. A lot is still in the bucket that I washed it in.

 

[muskox]

OK

I will get my hands on some normal sand.

 

[muskox]

Why does sphagnum moss cost so dang much! At the reptile store it cost $12.99 for a little 9"X4"X4" box of it. Any where that I could get it cheaper or is there a subsitute? Would spanish moss work?

Thanks

 

[Chase]

Spanish moss would have to be baked, if it were from outside. Umm, use Sphagnum Peat moss. It should be cheaper.

 

[muskox]

Where would you get that? I have seen just peat moss around here.

 

[Chase]

Hmm, regular peat moss should work. Here is a link on what you need for the cage. Umm, you are just adding this so they can have something to climb on?


http://www.chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=63

 

[muskox]

I have read the link you sent and it says to use sphagnum moss to hide the pots. I was not going to get any at first because I thought that it was not needed. Was I right? The bed-abeast also says sub for sphagnum moss.

 

[Chase]

I didn't use it and its fine. Umm, I would see the input of others first because i might have done it wrong, so maybe Justin Carl and Julirs can give their imputs?

 

[muskox]

I am soaking my bed-a-brick right now and I was wondering what to do next. I have alresdy placed my hydroton, charcoal, and plants down. What next??

 

[Julirs]

Did you separate the layers with screen? Next you would place the moist (not soaking wet) bed-a-beast on top of the other layers.

 

[muskox]

Yes I used screen

So now I need to dry out the b-a-b for a little while? How big will it get?