substrate

[backwood fred]

Has anyone tryed moss on top of substrate for the bottom of there enclosure?

 

[sandrachameleon]

I'd suggest you shred the moss very fine.
There may be some risk of a large piece of moss (depends on type used) being inadvertantly picked up by the tongue, and ingested, and then getting twisted up inside.

A lot of people say it is safer not to use any substrate at all.

What type of cham is it?

 

[luevelvet]

Welcome to the forums fred.

Can you give us any more specifics on what you're looking to do?

Which species are you working with?
Glass or Screen enclosure?
Size?

Cheers,

Luis

 

[backwood fred]

its for my female nosy be i wanted to get one of theose substrate trays from lll reptile, i wanted her to have a spot to lay and i know substrate is generaly bad so i was wondering if i covered it with moss it would be better

 

[Brad Ramsey]

its for my female nosy be i wanted to get one of theose substrate trays from lll reptile, i wanted her to have a spot to lay and i know substrate is generaly bad so i was wondering if i covered it with moss it would be better

She will have a harder time finding a spot to dig if it's solid planted moss (sheets) ... do you mean loose sphagnum moss?
I don't think substrate is such a bad idea. I would mix peat, coco fiber, and sand or sandy top soil like you might for a laying bin.
How deep is the tray? I build mine to fit in enclosures now and make them about 8" high. Then you can plant right into the substrate.
Be sure to incorporate drainage layers at the bottom and include a layer of activated charcoal.

-Brad

 

[Matt1851]

while were on the topic, i have a male nosy be thats almost 4 months old and i have never seen him go to the bottom, is there some type of substrate that absorbs water really good other than paper towl?

 

[backwood fred]

i was thinking live terrarium moss and the tray is 2 1/2" do you think thats deep enough