Our 60 year old Hermann has an outdoor enclosure that I’ve been improving each year (based on input from this and other forums).
This year I’d like to focus on the substrate. Right now it is basically the lawn that was always in our garden, although I’ve planted a few edible plants, and added some sand in one section last year although that seems to have mixed with the regular dirt and isn’t so visible now.
The enclosure is outdoors, open top (No cover — he has a hide and I’m getting another one). Should I leave it with the plants and grass (some cut low, some high), or is there something else that would be good to add for variety? I read a lot of posts about orchid bark, and coco coir, Cyprus mulch. I don’t want to have to mist it regularly — I’ve read that is necessary for some substrates, but not practical for us / the enclosure size.
Thanks!
This year I’d like to focus on the substrate. Right now it is basically the lawn that was always in our garden, although I’ve planted a few edible plants, and added some sand in one section last year although that seems to have mixed with the regular dirt and isn’t so visible now.
The enclosure is outdoors, open top (No cover — he has a hide and I’m getting another one). Should I leave it with the plants and grass (some cut low, some high), or is there something else that would be good to add for variety? I read a lot of posts about orchid bark, and coco coir, Cyprus mulch. I don’t want to have to mist it regularly — I’ve read that is necessary for some substrates, but not practical for us / the enclosure size.
Thanks!