Dirty Face? Substrate?

[Kristy1970]

I have plain potting soil at bottom and cypress Mulch top. Can I use just cypress mulch? Looks like she’s been rooting around like a pig. Is it safe to use a soft bristled toothbrush and water to clean it? Also her butt and bottom is dirty. . She looks forward to me coming home from work because I let her roam outside, while I watch her like a hawk, she is fast!

 

[TechnoCheese]

Yes to both! However, I would recommend mixing coco coir with the mulch, or just use orchid bark. Cypress doesn’t hold humidity well alone.

 

[Kristy1970]

Another ? ... my yard is pretty big, no matter where I put her down she goes straight for the milk thistle weeds, she loves the flowers and stalks because they are juicy!

 

[Kristy1970]

Yes to both! However, I would recommend mixing coco coir with the mulch, or just use orchid bark. Cypress doesn’t hold humidity well alone.

Thank you! I have orchid moss on hand, can I use that for now?

 

[TechnoCheese]

Thank you! I have orchid moss on hand, can I use that for now?

If it’s moss, I wouldn’t. They usually eat it

 

[Kristy1970]

If it’s moss, I wouldn’t. They usually eat it

Thanks! I’ll try to find orchid mulch. She eats/tastes everything in her path outside but inside, she only eats what is on terra-cotta saucer, once she drags it in substrate she is done [emoji23]

 

[Kristy1970]

Thanks! I’ll try to find orchid bark, corrected from mulch lol . She eats/tastes everything in her path outside but inside, she only eats what is on terra-cotta saucer, once she drags it in substrate she is done [emoji23]

 

[TechnoCheese]

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Awwww

 

[Hutsie B]

awww, what a cutie