topsoil | Leopard Geckos | Page 1

fathom depot Jun 22, 2023, 5:18 PM

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whats the best top soil other than timberline for a leopard gecko?

dire sedge Jun 22, 2023, 5:19 PM

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!soil

junior wrenBOT Jun 22, 2023, 5:19 PM

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When picking a soil for your substrate mix, you want to find organic topsoil. It is worth noting that topsoil is different from potting soil.
In general, the topsoil you use should not have any additives such as fertilizers, manure or perlite/vermiculite. However, there are a select few additives such as charcoal and worm castings that are safe.
You can normally find topsoil in hardware or gardening stores, and if none is available, Reptisoil is a safe alternative.

Be aware that the soils listed in this graphic may have ingredients that vary across regions. Be sure to read the ingredients and labels to ensure they do not have any fertilizer or other harmful additives.

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fathom depot Jun 22, 2023, 5:20 PM

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is there one for play sand too?

dire sedge Jun 22, 2023, 5:20 PM

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Play sand should be safe if it's labeled as playsand

fathom depot Jun 22, 2023, 5:20 PM

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ok!

dire sedge Jun 22, 2023, 5:21 PM

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You just need to rinse sand so you get the dust particles off

fathom depot Jun 22, 2023, 5:21 PM

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mhm! tysm ^^

fervent light Jun 22, 2023, 5:24 PM

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Sakrete or Quikrete are two common playsand brands in the US

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They can usually be found in the same stores you'd get the topsoil from too

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If you want anyone to double check your play sand though feel free to take a picture and send it to the server uwuuwu

fathom depot Jun 22, 2023, 5:46 PM

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i got scotts top soil and quikrete playsand !

fervent light Jun 22, 2023, 5:47 PM

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Sounds good yescat just make sure that there's no fertilizer balls in the Scotts, sometimes topsoil can come with it even if it's not listed on the bag. So it's good to double check

fathom depot Jun 22, 2023, 5:47 PM

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ok! ty !!

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another question, how do i measure the top soil and playsand? the percents confuse me 😭

dire sedge Jun 22, 2023, 5:54 PM

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Its just a ratio

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Its not percents

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70:30 soil and playsand

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So when mixing Its just 7 scoops of soil and 3 scoops of sand

fathom depot Jun 22, 2023, 5:55 PM

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ohh ok ty

dire sedge Jun 22, 2023, 5:56 PM

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Yee

brisk ore Jun 22, 2023, 6:01 PM

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these are the ones i bought, both from home depot NQA

fathom depot Jun 23, 2023, 3:38 PM

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what would happen if i didnt wash the playsand? would it hurt him?

dire sedge Jun 23, 2023, 3:38 PM

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Its dusty

fathom depot Jun 23, 2023, 3:41 PM

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do i have to dry it after

dire sedge Jun 23, 2023, 3:42 PM

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Not completely

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Just not soaking

fathom depot Jun 23, 2023, 3:49 PM

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ok!

dire sedge Jun 23, 2023, 3:50 PM

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I suggest the pillow case method :0

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Fastest and easiest imo and you loose less sand

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Put the sand in the pillow case and run water through till the water gets clear

fathom depot Jun 23, 2023, 5:54 PM

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dire sedge Put the sand in the pillow case and run water through till the water gets clear

i did this and put a little bit of the mixture into his tank to see how he reacts. he absolutely loves it!!

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