Hi Yellow Turtle,
Thank you! We had a lot of fun designing Luis' home.
The loft railings are twigs from a trimmed tree. My husband drilled holes in the base, then we glued the twigs in place. However, the loft takes up a lot of room and Luis does not use it, so it's coming out this...
Standing in line at the supermarket looking at all the lovely fresh fruit I'm buying for our birds or the organic dandelion or spring mix for our tortoise and all I am buying for us is a frozen pizza.
So excited to find coco coir bricks on sale that I texted my husband to tell him.
Feeling...
Yuck! Never a dull moment, right?!
I also buy the coco coir bricks. I first put them in the freezer for 48 hours, then put them in a large Rubbermaid tub and pour boiling water over the bricks. Once the coco coir cools, I dump the water and add the coco coir to the enclosure. So far no issues!
Hi,
We had a similar problem with our indoor enclosure. We finally determined the gnats came in the organic soil we mixed with the coco coir. We removed all the substrate and replaced it with just coco coir. We also hung sticky fly strips nearby. Within two days the gnats were gone.
Good luck!
Hello,
No, put it into your enclosure damp, then mist daily, as needed, to keep up the humidity.
I mix it with organic top soil and our Hermann's loves it.
:)So relieved to know I am not alone! Our hatchling has been home for only a week and I spent way too much time watching him sleep under a plant yesterday