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<blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 70654" data-attributes="member: 4199"><p>So I've been using this organic top soil that stayed this thread and I'm not happy with it.</p><p></p><p>There is so much wood and rock debris in the bag I got its been molding insanely easy.</p><p></p><p>With all the wood debris you have to wear gloves to use it or you end up with millions of microscopic slivers in your fingers. Well maybe not millions but it feels like it.</p><p></p><p>So for the last 5 or 6 enclosures I've used this in I've had to make a sifter to remove all the wood chips and larger rocks. Sifter has 1/8" holes so the little wood chips go through to keep the natural dirt texture. I've found using the sifter has cut back on the mold issues I've had with this as a substrate.</p><p></p><p>I've also been looking into potting soil with organic fertilizers. Nitrogen potassium and phosphate. Same things you'll find in the dirt the spiders live in out in the wild and anywhere there is vegetation.</p><p></p><p>So I'm thinking with the small amounts in the potting soil, further diluted with coco fiber or other mixes it shouldn't be bad for the Ts. I wouldn't use any soil with any other additives, especially man made plant foods or other chemicals though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kormath, post: 70654, member: 4199"] So I've been using this organic top soil that stayed this thread and I'm not happy with it. There is so much wood and rock debris in the bag I got its been molding insanely easy. With all the wood debris you have to wear gloves to use it or you end up with millions of microscopic slivers in your fingers. Well maybe not millions but it feels like it. So for the last 5 or 6 enclosures I've used this in I've had to make a sifter to remove all the wood chips and larger rocks. Sifter has 1/8" holes so the little wood chips go through to keep the natural dirt texture. I've found using the sifter has cut back on the mold issues I've had with this as a substrate. I've also been looking into potting soil with organic fertilizers. Nitrogen potassium and phosphate. Same things you'll find in the dirt the spiders live in out in the wild and anywhere there is vegetation. So I'm thinking with the small amounts in the potting soil, further diluted with coco fiber or other mixes it shouldn't be bad for the Ts. I wouldn't use any soil with any other additives, especially man made plant foods or other chemicals though. [/QUOTE]
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