Wow, that is quite an eye opening experience! I had a similar one last week when mixing a new batch of soil. I picked up 10 gallons of Yard Compost from one of my local landscape suppliers, OMRI certified for Organic food production (source material free of regular pesticide application and no...
Tom, thank you for the reply! I have had my Russian Tort Nigel for 3 years but am otherwise new to reptile keeping so I appreciate the insight and reference.
I'm in full agreement on store-bought potting soil or the majority of substrate ingredients you find in bags at the garden center. If...
To expound on Fir Bark..
I have tried it a few times for my Horsfield but I find it difficult to keep from getting dusty. It also doesn't provide much in the way of thermoregulation. However, it is less dusty and better for your tort than pure Coco fiber/husk so if your choices are limited I...