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Old 03-18-13, 06:40 PM   #1
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Re: anyone one here keep beardies like varanids?

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Thanks a lot

How could I achieve a packed down, hardened substrate?
60% washed palysand / 30% excavator clay / 10% soil is what I used to use for mine (he's on half tile, half straight sand these days).

The more excavator clay ratio you put in the more packed it becomes.
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Old 03-18-13, 06:53 PM   #2
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60% washed palysand / 30% excavator clay / 10% soil is what I used to use for mine (he's on half tile, half straight sand these days).

The more excavator clay ratio you put in the more packed it becomes.
Where do I get Excavator Clay?
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Excavator clay is a zoomed product so petshops would probably have it...
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Here you go.
going to be experimenting some with my beardies enclosure
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i would go with the sandy soil mix my beardies love it.. i throw a little bit of cypress mulch in the soil also


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