Pete moss as dirt

[Critter]

I see that most here prefere the Baked dirt for adding to there scenes. I used pete moss mixed 50/50 with elmers and water. Am i the only one who has used this?? I also added 7-dust to it to make sure any bugs were dead if present.

[Bill Motzer]

 

  I have not used peat moss but ive found a product I thought id share with everyone. My son bought some geckos from the pet store Petco and they carry a soil for tropical aquariums.

   It comes in a sealed brick shaped package like coffee and you throw this brick in a bucket of water and it expands over a few hours as it rehydrates. When its done you end up with a whole 5 gallon bucket of this nice brown soil. Drain the water out of the bucket and let it dry for a week and it works great for habitat. I Covered a base with about a half inch of this soil mixed with a 50 50 mix of water and elmers then when it completely dried I sprayed 2 coats of satin clear over it so it could be dusted with a feather duster and not worry about it ever coming off. I could probably use a blow down nozzle set at 40 psi and it would not come off.

  The nice thing is its only 5 bucks a brick and I can do alot of base work with one brick. here is the link to it

  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001F998AS?smid=A3MD0713A3NPNS&tag=shopzilla_rev_1309-20&linkCode=asn


 Here is a base I used it on.


 

[Curtis]

Thanks for sharing Bill, I'll have to check on that

[Critter]

Bill i do believe your on to something there. That looks GREAT!!!

[Beaumont taxidermy]

looks good Bill, and Critter - I have seen the peet moss used, but what was done was that we did the mixing of the foam, then poured it.  as it was rising, pete moss was poured over the foam, then spread by hand.  after the foam finished rising, the excess was shaken off, with a good portion having adhered to the foam.  it looked good, with little need for touch up on the ground piece. 

[Tyler J]

looks very good

[Cathollow]

Thank you Bill, great tip plus it looks  great

[Critter]

Guys those are some great Ideas  Inovation, gotta love it!!

[joeym]

Take a piece of 1/8" hardware cloth and make a wood frame with this hardware cloth in the bottom.  You can sift the peat moss through it and you have a fine consistent material to use as habitat dirt.

[Bonnie ( Allistair )]

Wow thanks for sharing, I'm going to check that out!

[LionHeart]

Wow thanks for sharing, I'm going to check that out!

X2, great idea, will also look into it  .

[S. L. Steele]

  The stuff that comes in a brick from pet shops is coconut fiber.  They grind it up and them compress it.  It works really well and will last forever.
Its a great product!!!

[SilveredFox]

Thank you greatly for that suggestion! I lost my little Anole lizard so when i'm up to it i know am happy to know i have a use for the half a brick i still have left over XP

Thank you again ^.^

[lakeview190]

Found it at Petsmart, but it was called Bed a Beast (for reptiles).  Really nice stuff, much less messy than peat moss!

[JE]

In the UK it is called a coir brick, check out reptile stores on e-bay ?