I agree with your vet.DragonQueen3":1eep3ddv said:.... we have humidity problems in the house so I thought a bioactive enclosure might boost that and help them shed better. I have asked my vet about our current humidity levels which he said is fine, and to give them baths more often.
I'm sorry, but that's another of the fallacies. It would be for you. That's not a knock; many of the decor items we put in our enclosures are more for our aesthetic benefit than their health/happiness.I feel like it would be the better options for my dragons.
For a drainage layer charcoal is the best option .what I use for my bioactive substrate is 25%play sand 25%topsoil and 40% coconut fiber and I have some sphagnum moss and oak leaves for leaf litter and sand is pretty much my drainageDragonQueen3":1x1t7nns said:Hello,
I've been researching going bioactive for about 8 months now.
I know I will need a drainage layer of pebbles or hydroballs, a mixture of plain organic topsoil with sand and moss. Plus the clean up crew and plants if wanted.
My biggest question is what type of topsoil I should use. I found these today at Lowe's but was unsure if I could use either
I'm not sure about reptisoil I looked it up and looks fine to me since it has 3 properties youd need put I'd still add coconut fiber to it and you'll need leaf litter and of course the most important element the clean up crew and what's ur humidity at most people freak out about it and is never an issue you can put a sock with rice in your enclosure to lower your humidity it's what I doDragonQueen3":1s0x8d1p said:Does anyone have an information on using Reptisoil??
The humidity in my bedroom drops to 10% with all the lights and everything.
My female has begun trying to burrow at night so I want something she can use
The bacteria and fungi is no issue that's why you have clean up crew , and they do lick everything but a few grains womt hurt if your husbandry is correct and u feed out of bowls and dragons live in arid conditions with there are arid bioactiveGormagon":1tppwxbb said:My problem with boiactive is (though quite EYE pleasing) ""health issues"".
Moist soil is a breeding ground for bacteria and fungi. Both are detrimental to a dragons health. Respiratory infections and scale rot would high on the list and would have a devastating outcome. Not to mention the fact that they tend to lick everything and boiactive substrates could be ingested causing an impaction risk.
So with all of that being said, I will not risk the lives of my dragons so their homes would be more eye appealing.
If you must go bioactive.... Get an animal suited for that environment.
+1 ? Amen!Gormagon":1oko53gu said:If you must go bioactive.... Get an animal suited for that environment.
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