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[Corey209]

Does anyone know if Zilla jungle mix is a good substrate for humidity/burrowing? I'm thinking of mixing it with eco earth.
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[jarich]

Originally Posted by Corey209

Does anyone know if Zilla jungle mix is a good substrate for humidity/burrowing? I'm thinking of mixing it with eco earth.
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What are you using it for? Neither of those are good for holding burrows on their own. You'd need to add topsoil, clay or sand to it.

[Corey209]

Originally Posted by jarich

What are you using it for? Neither of those are good for holding burrows on their own. You'd need to add topsoil, clay or sand to it.

Just a boa, I want to give the option to burrow if she wants. Not really a fan of clay because it gets nasty with moisture nor sand.

Would top soil make the jungle mix easier to burrow in? and what ratios do you think would work well?

I haven't had much experience with substrate besides douglas fir and eco earth, I'm trying to do something nicer for my snakes.

[jarich]

Originally Posted by Corey209

Just a boa, I want to give the option to burrow if she wants. Not really a fan of clay because it gets nasty with moisture nor sand.

Would top soil make the jungle mix easier to burrow in? and what ratios do you think would work well?

I haven't had much experience with substrate besides douglas fir and eco earth, I'm trying to do something nicer for my snakes.

Ya topsoil will make it able to hold a burrow. Start with a 70/30 mix of topsoil to eco earth or jungle mix and see how well it holds. If you can make a ball out of it and it holds together, then it'll hold the burrow.

[Corey209]

Originally Posted by jarich

Ya topsoil will make it able to hold a burrow. Start with a 70/30 mix of topsoil to eco earth or jungle mix and see how well it holds. If you can make a ball out of it and it holds together, then it'll hold the burrow.

I'll definitely try that with some jungle mix, thanks for the information.