Sphagnum moss questions (green vs. brown and pet store vs. lowe's)

[Superpop]

Tonight we went to Petland to get some frozen hoppers for Snickers.

We need to get her some new Sphagnum moss soon because with here last enclosure cleaning we used up the rest of what we already had.

We have a container of sphagnum inside her enclosure to keep up general humidity(which we only need in the winter) and we have another smaller container of sphagnum in her enclosure that is used for a humidity hide.

At Petland we saw both of these:




We have been using the upper picture (green sphagnum moss) so far with her rather than the lower picture (brown) moss.

What is the difference? Are we using the right kind???

Those types of moss look nothing alike even though they are both sphagnum for reptiles!


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Onto the second question about sphagnum.

Due to this thread:

Housing and Caring for a Ball Python in a Glass Vivarium
• Quantity 1. Bag of spagnum moss. $4.

During sheds some moistened spagnum moss in the vivarium provides a good slow release of humidity between mistings. Available cheaper at gardening centers than at pet stores. Always ensure you buy the natural untreated kind. We found a 170 cubic inch bag of Mosser Lee sphagnum moss at Lowe's.
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http://ball-pythons.net/forums/newre...reply&p=379146

We want to use Mosser Lee Sphagnum from Lowe's considering it is much cheaper....

Can we use this in her enclosure or not?



This also has a 'brown' look to it....and I want to make sure it's "natural and untreated".


First and foremost is if we can use the moss for our BP but we also don't want to be ripped off.


Feedback on both questions is welcomed. We are going to have to get her more sphagnum soon enough and we want it to be right for her but we also don't want to be ripped off.

[Nic Bednarz]

After some research I picked up a bag of the new Zealand moss and used it to help a shed along when I was struggling with my husbandry. Killface had a perfect shed when my ambient humidity was very low so I was happy. But I'm a new keeper so I can't shed much more info than that , sorry. When he sheds again I plan to use it, though my humidity I better now.

[TheWinWizard]

That should be fine to use. I don't see anything wrong with it.