Bioactive substrate

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zachburnav

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I'm switching my bearded dragon to a bioactive enclosure as soon as I can. I just need some guidance as to where to start and what to get. I'm on a pretty tight budget for it because this isn't exactly a NECESSITY, but I want something that can start off pretty well for him with not too many ingredients.

For example, if I were to get topsoil, play sand, and maybe excavator clay, would that be enough ingredients? I've seen people mixing lots and lots of ingredients but I'm not aware if there's perhaps some sort of "minimum?"
 

Claudiusx

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I would check out some youtube videos on the subject. It's nice because a lot of them have update videos too, so you can see what worked for them, and what didn't.

-Brandon
 

zachburnav

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After researching a ton I decided to go with 50/25/25 of top soil, play sand, and excavator clay. Would I need some sort of drainage system/layer? I've seen some people include this while many haven't.
 

ComicBookMama

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Just poking my nose in... have you checked out the BioDude's videos on setting up a bioactive beardie enclosure? He's got two videos on YouTube. One about setting up, one about two years in. Definitely worth viewing.
 

zachburnav

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Yeah I've watched lots of videos including that whole series made by BioDude. I was trying to go for something DIY but the more I look into it the more I think the bio dude's Terra Sahara might just be the way to go.
 
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