➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

BullChick · Jul 10, 2019

It really is shredded coconut. Pretty stringy for bathing in.

Dry

Crumbled on the floor because I dropped a brick

Mixed with sand

sarabeth485 · Jul 10, 2019

BullChick said:
It really is shredded coconut. Pretty stringy for bathing in.

Dry
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Crumbled on the floor because I dropped a brick
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Mixed with sand
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Bummer. I was hoping it would be a lighter weight option to haul home from the store compared to bags of dirt.

el dorado quail · Jul 10, 2019

BullChick said:
It’s what we hermit crab owners use.

Nabiki said:
Only for hermit crabs.

LOL I posted my reply before I read @BullChick 's

BReeder! said:
My brother uses it as bedding in his snake terrarium. It worked with for quail too. Its best to expand it (you add water) and then let it dry a bit so it becomes absorbent but fluffy. It is a bit pricy though compared to pine shavings.

sarabeth485 said:
I found some marketed as kind of a potting soil substitute/addition and was thinking of trying this in their dirt trays for bathing in. Anyone know if the texture might be right for that or would it be too course? Or maybe they make different kinds?

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I found a few places who do bricks or truckloads, in 2-3 different consistencies. The stuff they market as soil conditioner sounds way more fine and powdery than the weed barrier mulchy stuff...I'm not a fan of pine shavings or anything else dusty which is why I'm looking for alternatives. Our native dirt is ultra dense red clay so I really don't want to add to the fine particulates floating around.