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Thumbs up whats the soil people use??..moist hide..:)

i have a big moist hide in my 4ft leo viv, and i have used vermiculite/ perlite/ moss... and they ALL still c*$p in it!...lol

so i was wondering if anyone had much luck with soil?..
and if so is it "ECO SOIL" ??..i cant remeber, am off to get some , so reply would be awesome.. thanks
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why dont you use sphagnam moss??
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I use moss and they seem o.k with, i just keep it moist with a spray of water every other day
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cus a few of mine ate it.. and this happend....( below!)
so im after soio, ive read a few people had success with it...



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i think its eco earth the soil people use
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cheers mate, i assume the eco earth soil has no chemicals then..??
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what about kitchen roll??
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cheers mate, i assume the eco earth soil has no chemicals then..??
no lol its eco-friendly and alot of people use it
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in the moist hide?..
never seen that before.. i know as substrate, but moist hide, what crumbled up?
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what about kitchen roll??
i think that although kitchen roll is cheap and usefull apart from newspaper it is the most aestetically displeasing substrate, and by the way this guy has bought a 4x2x2 for leo's im sure he wants it looking nice
but good suggestion
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