We have three 6-month-old babies (their first) from our male and female Russians that we've had for many years. They are now about 3 1/2" long and eating well. I've been using Cyprus mulch and Reptisol for bedding. Where we live (Central California) The soil is very sandy and is what the adults live in in an outdoor area. I recently saw an article on indoor bedding for young Russians where they said sandy soil will work just fine. The outdoor area where the adults live has not had any chemicals for at least 60 years. We also have a large pile of the soil from when there was a large hole dug (6+feet deep) still sandy soil.
Would this soil be OK for indoor bedding if we keep the bedding moisture and humidity at acceptable levels. To give you an idea of the soil texture. We have always brought the adults in every winter. I went out to check them a couple of years ago and saw the male starting to burry himself. The next morning, I went out to bring him in and found he had started to dig in. Using only my hand I easily dug down and found him buried over a foot deep! That's the soil we have.
Thank you for your suggestions.
Would this soil be OK for indoor bedding if we keep the bedding moisture and humidity at acceptable levels. To give you an idea of the soil texture. We have always brought the adults in every winter. I went out to check them a couple of years ago and saw the male starting to burry himself. The next morning, I went out to bring him in and found he had started to dig in. Using only my hand I easily dug down and found him buried over a foot deep! That's the soil we have.
Thank you for your suggestions.
