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Excavator Clay
What exactly is excavator clay? I've seen the substrate on several occasions but can never find information on what type of clay it is, what makes it unique, etc. I want to create a better, more natural substrate for my desert gold millipedes and want to mix a little bit of a clay substrate into the mix to help the substrate hold burrows, along with some other stuff to hold at least a little humidity of course. Is there a cheaper alternative also?
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I read that a mix of bentonite and sand can make an excavator clay substitute, so maybe that is what is actually in it.
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I think excavator clay is something that you can shape but it turns into a solid material, it can be used for hardscaping reptile enclosure and designing the layout. If you wanted to use something to help hold burrows I think just regular topsoil would work. If you use this be positive that there aren't any fertilizers. Be sure that the millipedes still have enough decomposables in the substrate to eat.
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Re: Excavator Clay
Originally Posted by Spicey
I read that a mix of bentonite and sand can make an excavator clay substitute, so maybe that is what is actually in it.
I'll have to try that, thank you so much for the idea!
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