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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DreadedNeith" data-source="post: 135727" data-attributes="member: 28071">Im only wondering because i wou,d like to grow plants insidde the enclosure. I want plants, moss, springtails and other beneficial insects. If i did get soil from outside here is what i plan on doing.gathering in the woods far from any man made structure, crops, landscaping, rivers, or roadssifting out any big twigs, rocks, or peices of forest littlersoaking the ddirt with boiling waterbaking the dirt to an internal temp of 180-200°f letting it dry and then putting it in an eclosure with crickets to see if the crickets die after a few days.I've heard of other people who have kept Ts for years doing this and it working just fine.i would buy topsoil but i dont know which brands are safe and i cant be sure they werent contaminated during transport.ive heard people use EarthGro topsoil with no reported deaths. Have you used any stor baught topsoil and if so what brand? If not, what would i use to grow moss and plants in the enclosure?</blockquote>