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I attempted to switch both Viola and Toni to a 100% Sphagnum moss substrate. The thing is...its not cheap. So I went to home Depot, paid $10 for three huge logs of it, put it in the freezer for a few days to "sterilize" and then switched over their bedding. Its working nicely too. Its clean, doesn't get into the cracks and crevices that coir does, and when I add water, it holds it instead of running right through it like with cypress mulch.
However there's another problem. Bugs! I thought I had sterilized it enough but nope! Not only do I have Springtails, but today I picked out some uneaten food in Toni's enclosure and find hundreds of teeny, squat, white bugs and even a baby earthworm! (Not that Toni would mind the earthworm lol)
Enough is enough! I want to be bug free! ;o;
So I need to find a good, CHEAP supplier of Sphagnum moss in larger bulk quantities that is already sterilized and made for animal use. Does anyone know of a site I could get this from? Its just frustrating because if you try getting it in a pet store, they only sell these teeny bags worth (not meant for much more than a tiny frog cage) and charge you $15! Its ridiculous!
Any help would be appreciated.
However there's another problem. Bugs! I thought I had sterilized it enough but nope! Not only do I have Springtails, but today I picked out some uneaten food in Toni's enclosure and find hundreds of teeny, squat, white bugs and even a baby earthworm! (Not that Toni would mind the earthworm lol)
Enough is enough! I want to be bug free! ;o;
So I need to find a good, CHEAP supplier of Sphagnum moss in larger bulk quantities that is already sterilized and made for animal use. Does anyone know of a site I could get this from? Its just frustrating because if you try getting it in a pet store, they only sell these teeny bags worth (not meant for much more than a tiny frog cage) and charge you $15! Its ridiculous!
Any help would be appreciated.
