coco fiber for ground cover?

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coco fiber for ground cover?

Postby NorthEastBlue » Fri May 27, 2016 10:01 pm

Has anyone used coco fiber for their blue? I have some coco fiber, sphag moss, coco bark, peat moss and aspen bedding laying around and I really want to try to give my little guy a more natural substrate to burrow in. Has anyone had any luck with anything I have besides the aspen? I'm wondering if I can mix up some coco fiber, sphag moss and peat moss for the little guy, it would also help to boost up the humidity level some too.

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Re: coco fiber for ground cover?

Postby Gao » Sat May 28, 2016 12:17 am

NorthEastBlue wrote:Has anyone used coco fiber for their blue? I have some coco fiber, sphag moss, coco bark, peat moss and aspen bedding laying around and I really want to try to give my little guy a more natural substrate to burrow in. Has anyone had any luck with anything I have besides the aspen? I'm wondering if I can mix up some coco fiber, sphag moss and peat moss for the little guy, it would also help to boost up the humidity level some too.

Thanks, J


I use a mixture of eco earth and repti barks.
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Re: coco fiber for ground cover?

Postby TPceebee » Sat May 28, 2016 2:34 am

I have used Coco fibre mixed with orchid bark and spaghnum. I have found the stuff dries out pretty quickly. I switched to orchid bark and cypress mulch. I personally didn't like using Coco fibre, but I'd say it's ok to use.
There is also a list of substrates in the FAQ if you haven't checked that out yet. http://www.bluetongueskinks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=28314
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Re: coco fiber for ground cover?

Postby Snowysmom » Sat May 28, 2016 7:13 am

I use Eco Earth and Reptibark mixed ad well and put a good amount of moss mostly on the warm end of the enclosure
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Re: coco fiber for ground cover?

Postby NorthEastBlue » Sat May 28, 2016 10:06 am

Thanks for the replies guys,I didn't think to check the FaQ, that post is new since the last time I checked in here, very helpful though.

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