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Old 25-03-2017, 10:23 PM   #41
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Are you dampening the coir? ( personally I prefer to mix coir & soil)

Is your tort open mouthed breathing?
Yea iv poured water in and given it a good mix up as it was really dry and dusty was clouds of dust coming up from it wen I spot clean iv always misted it but obvious that was nt enough moisture in there so iv dampened it down now it's a dry surface but moist underneath no my Clyde is breathing normal he's active eating well weeing pooing daily eyes are clear noes is dry no discharge or bubbles just this little popping sound
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Old 16-04-2017, 06:12 PM   #42
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Just ordering Wickes topsoil but delivery to me is over 3 weeks!

Does anyone know anywhere else online with a more realistic delivery time for sterilised bags please?
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Old 16-04-2017, 08:29 PM   #43
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I didn't ever know about sterilised top soil and didn't even think about it considering that outside the ground is teaming with micro-organisms. I bought top soil from garden centre but as it was so damp I baked in the oven. That certainly would kill off many micro-organisms too.

Not sure if this helps.
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