Substrate
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Hopefully they will email and let you know if they will get more in stock.
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Yes I got an email from them via Amazon saying it must have been lost in the post so they'd ship another one - which still hasn't materialised! But no reply to the email I sent directly to their site querying why it's out of stock everywhere.
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I bought a small coco brick and made it up with a bit of water then baked it at 100C for a good hour.
It looks, feels and smells lovely but it's not dry enough to use for a hamster.
Does anyone know how to dry it that doesn't involve patience?
It looks, feels and smells lovely but it's not dry enough to use for a hamster.
Does anyone know how to dry it that doesn't involve patience?
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I could have bought a 10l bag of loose coco soil but it was a lot more than i needed. I now wonder if that would have been dry and ready to use though.
I could get it tomorrow but if that would need drying out as well i'd be back to square one.
It's a reptile and aquatics shop and the assistants brains aren't wired up for living rodents so no good asking them.
I could get it tomorrow but if that would need drying out as well i'd be back to square one.
It's a reptile and aquatics shop and the assistants brains aren't wired up for living rodents so no good asking them.
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RainbowBrite
The loose is dry and ready to use. I have the Komodo one and just popped it into Orko's dig box right away. I know what you mean about them coming in big bags. I think mine was a 5kg bag.
I have read it takes days to dry out the brick one and even weeks.
I have read it takes days to dry out the brick one and even weeks.
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You could try spreading it out thinly on large sheets of paper with sun shining through the window (if there's space!). I am not familiar with it but I thought the nature of these things was to hold moisture. I'm always a bit wary of it personally in case of humidity/mould spores, although I know it's popular and cages are ventilated. I tend to just use cork bark pieces on top of the substrate. Not for digging, just for texture.
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They sell ProRep in that shop but will phone the other shops to see if anyone stocks the Komodo one.
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I just checked and mine is actually Zoo med. Here is a link to it.
The pro rep one should be fine too. It says it is just made from the husk of coconut:
The pro rep one should be fine too. It says it is just made from the husk of coconut:
I normally use Coco coir for Syrians but have thought of having an area for Ares as I think he'd enjoy it. If it's bone dry it's incredibly dusty so you do need to keep some moisture in it. I gauge it by how much sticks to my hands. If my hands come out mostly clean then it's good to use. If there's a lot of dust and feels dry, then add more water. If your hands are very dirty, then it's too wet.