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Old 20-03-2017, 10:29 PM   #11
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You could sieve it but I don't always. I've not found too many bits of anything sharp though little bits of 'tumbleweed' can build up if it gets too dry so I always make sure little fibrous pieces of soil are removed to prevent the torts eating it. They all eat their food off slates so don't ingest much soil unless one tries to be clever and drags some weeds away from the others as their own little stash. I have a couple of crafty smugglers.
Ok thanks I feed Clyde of a large slate also so hopefully he not ingest any I'm glad I joined the forum so much help already
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Old 21-03-2017, 01:54 PM   #12
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I m the same Jan, didn't realise sterilised and if your baking soil is anything like my cooking everything would be killed off in a nano second !

Saying that I have only used it once outside and didn't like it. all hard lumps and was sooooo very heavy (soil not my cooking...but then again). I am not even going to use straw this year (hibernate not cooking...never say never !). I am going to try Alan's idea. Scotland have good ideas at lot of the time ! CB
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Old 21-03-2017, 02:20 PM   #13
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I just use any sterilised topsoil from the shop I happen to be in be it Homebase, B&Q, Wickes and have even got some from Morrisons. Some has bits in and some doesn't but my torts seem to survive and am sure they survive far worse in the wild!
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Old 21-03-2017, 04:07 PM   #14
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I just use any sterilised topsoil from the shop I happen to be in be it Homebase, B&Q, Wickes and have even got some from Morrisons. Some has bits in and some doesn't but my torts seem to survive and am sure they survive far worse in the wild!
Thank you for your advise my dad a brought me down a bag of levingtons organic blend top soil is this safe to use also
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Old 21-03-2017, 11:23 PM   #15
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As long as it doesn't contain any fertiliser additives and is sterilised it should be fine.
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Old 21-03-2017, 11:25 PM   #16
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Old 21-03-2017, 11:26 PM   #17
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That is the back of the bag but it don't really tell u what is in it
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Old 21-03-2017, 11:40 PM   #19
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Iv only ordered this which I believe is the right one that a lot use and is safe
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Old 22-03-2017, 07:58 PM   #20
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Yes, that's the one I use, Laura. It can smell 'earthy' when it's freshly opened but I've never had a horrible smell from any before.
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