Soil and Pots for your enclosure plants...

[Surfrat]

I am just curious what most are using for soil and for repoting you enclosure plants after you buy them.

I just picked up a couple of Schefflera and Pothos. I know with the water dripping into them a lot it would probably be better to have a different soil then the standard potting mix, or does this work fine and just cover it with something so the chameleons don't ingest it?

 

[LovitaVelvet]

I re-pot my plants in organic potting soil from the hydroponic store and cover the top with some coco fiber. If you are concerned about you cham trying to eat it the soil, you can always put a few river or lava rocks on top to cover the exposed dirt.

-Nicole

 

[Surfrat]

coco fiber can be bought at like home depot? Also what is it's purpose?

 

[wilfred]

it doesnt hold water like soil does.

 

[Surfrat]

it doesnt hold water like soil does.

So then just a thin layer, like an inch or so on top so as not to flood the plant so much from misting and dripping?

 

[wilfred]

yeah I have heard about people mixing half potting soil half coconut shreddings and then putting the plant in. Personally I did half potting soil half sand. Its all up to you, most important thing is to cover the top with either screening or large rocks so the chameleon doesnt ingest any soil or coconut fiber, which can lead to impaction.

This is all what I have read on this forum, so just regurgitating what others have said.

 

[jadeaudio]

You also want to put rocks on the bottom of the pot so that the water drains good.

 

[cushcameleon]

Read through this https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/cushcameleon/131-custom-plant-soils.html#comment235, it should help you a great deal. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

 

[Peter Kraemer]

......and cover the top with some coco fiber.

Sorry, but this is not an good idea. The coco fiber can effect more problems in the chamaeleon than the soil.
The idea with (big) stones are better.

Peter