Sphag Moss with seaweed - toxic?

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Sphag Moss with seaweed - toxic?

Postby King Julien » Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:00 pm

Hello, thinking of adding some sphagmoss to the substrate to boost humidity, and found some at http://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/p/kiwi-ga ... 69140.html
The problem is it contains seaweed, so I was wondering if that's a bad thing or not to include in my bts Viv.
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Re: Sphag Moss with seaweed - toxic?

Postby splashy07 » Fri Nov 05, 2021 5:08 am

I do not know about the seaweed, but personally I would not use sphagnum moss (although many people do) as I've heard some awful stories about what can happen if a long piece is accidentally ingested. Possibly break it up before adding to your viv if you choose to use it.
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Re: Sphag Moss with seaweed - toxic?

Postby King Julien » Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:51 pm

splashy07 wrote:I do not know about the seaweed, but personally I would not use sphagnum moss (although many people do) as I've heard some awful stories about what can happen if a long piece is accidentally ingested. Possibly break it up before adding to your viv if you choose to use it.


Ok thank you, I have found another way to keep humidity up without moss so it's no longer needed.

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