dagy24
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I'm about to purchase my first cham and I'm setting up his enclosure.
I just repotted one of my plants (umbrella tree) in a mix of organic soil and sand and I'm in the process of repotting the other two (mass cane* and pothos). The umbrella tree was very root bound and in the type of soil with the little white balls throughout. I cut away some of the old roots and dirt and tried to loosen up and remove as much soil as possible but it was almost impossible. It was very root dense. I got as much as I could then repotted it with the organic soil and sand, and made sure to cover the top of the old soil with the new and will be putting rocks on it.
I know I'm probably overthinking it/being neurotic but I've seen some repotting guides where people spend a lot of time washing the roots and everything. The plant was already in questionable condition when I got it (all the plants at the hardware stores were pretty crappy this time of year) and I really didn't want to kill it by going too far.
Is what I've done good enough? Sorry if I'm being silly, I've never owned a chameleon before
*and with regards to the mass cane, I know that's not ideal. In the spring when the stores have more selection I'll be getting a ficus. I just want this one in there to help maintain humidity/some coverage. This plant seems to have a lot of little flying bugs in the soil (gnats? mosquitos?) but looser soil so it won't be a problem to clean it up more.
I just repotted one of my plants (umbrella tree) in a mix of organic soil and sand and I'm in the process of repotting the other two (mass cane* and pothos). The umbrella tree was very root bound and in the type of soil with the little white balls throughout. I cut away some of the old roots and dirt and tried to loosen up and remove as much soil as possible but it was almost impossible. It was very root dense. I got as much as I could then repotted it with the organic soil and sand, and made sure to cover the top of the old soil with the new and will be putting rocks on it.
I know I'm probably overthinking it/being neurotic but I've seen some repotting guides where people spend a lot of time washing the roots and everything. The plant was already in questionable condition when I got it (all the plants at the hardware stores were pretty crappy this time of year) and I really didn't want to kill it by going too far.
Is what I've done good enough? Sorry if I'm being silly, I've never owned a chameleon before
*and with regards to the mass cane, I know that's not ideal. In the spring when the stores have more selection I'll be getting a ficus. I just want this one in there to help maintain humidity/some coverage. This plant seems to have a lot of little flying bugs in the soil (gnats? mosquitos?) but looser soil so it won't be a problem to clean it up more.