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Q: Besgrow premium sphagnum moss good for reptiles?
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REPTILEN1NJA

i bought this besgrow new zealand all natural sphagnum moss at of impulse at the last reptile expo i still havent used it yet. because i had some left over. now before i put it in my reptile tanks did any1 ever hear of it is it good? it says its for planting

Points: 50
Topics: General Health , Caging
Tags: Caging, Moss, Sphagnum, Substrate
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Accepted Answer 3/9/2009 11:29:17 PM

Joseph Jenkins
I use cut and dried sphagnum for all my frogs, sphagnum is great.  I haven't personally had problems, but I have heard ppl have had problems with ingestion of it, of course u are using live moss, so that wouldn't even be an issue.  I say go ahead and use it.
 
Assisted Answer 3/10/2009 11:49:42 AM

albinoboastore
Check out this link http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/envirohort/articles/misc/sphagnum.html      I use Sphagnum moss from Big Apple  http://www.bigappleherp.com/Big-Apples-Imported-Premium-Grade-Sphagnum-Moss-8-Quart   my boas LOVE it, I keep it damp in a half covered tupperware container in their cage so they can choose to be in more humid conditions or not, also some will only defecate in the moss so it is much easier to clean the tupperware and replace the moss than their whole cage.
 
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