Perfect, thanks for the answers folks. I'm going to go with all orchid bark and return the other bags. I'm trying to get this girl to 7" in so we can move her outside. Really excited about building her an outside fenced in area.
Okay, I was not aware that I could use orchid bark as the sole substrate. I'm coming from a smaller enclosure where I was using coco fiber on the bottom and then zoomed Forest floor on top. Both are quite a bit more expensive than what you can find at the hardware stores.
But if you're saying...
The last two images are of two different potting soils that I was hoping to mix in use. I didn't realize moss and vermiculite were also an issue. I will return those, but now I'm looking for a soil to use.
Can I use the orchid bark as the only substrate? Will the tort be able to make a little...
Oh I thought perlite was the main thing to worry about not Moss as well. Yes I see that it has moss.
I need a recommendation for soil that I can use. I know I can use coco noir but I'm trying to find something that is more economical and available at a big box store.
Yes the bag just says orchid bark. There's not perlite in either the orchid bark or the potting soil. I posted pictures of the ingredients.
The bag zeropilot posted is similar to the one I posted from Ace hardware. Both ingredients say fir bark.
For redfoots are you guys using just the bark? I...
I'm building my red foot a larger indoor enclosure and I'd like to see if the following substrates will work. I was going to use some of this orchid bark that I found it Ace hardware:
Bag says Orchid Bark but ingredients says Fir Bark.
Then more importantly, I want to see if this soil is...