Having read lots of posts on forums and read George's book, I went for a bought one. But I did do it somewhat differently.
supplied coir
wet cardboard
potting compost
ground cover leaf mould
very fine sand in the Dragons den
newspaper... middle/upper class
2 parts Coir...3kg
half a shovel of wild ground cover
2 handfuls of sand (very fine and sterile for use with lizards)
1 Kg potting compost
an egg tray( wetted )
Newspaper.... The times and Indo unless they dont perform then its page 3 of the Sun
Well it was rubber glove time
mixed sand, leafmold and compost
It has a millipede and other stuff in there
Ph 7
as far as conventional wisdom goes
The lads had arrived on wednesday, it was now sunday. I had put some moistened coir in their bag to try and get them used to it, no one had escaped, but I didn't think they were happy.
But I put them into their new home.
They quickly disappeared and went exploring.
For info the mass of the tray, plus sump, plus lid and everything else, is 10,4 Kg. I might weigh it in the future, but I am not doing a PhD on it. This will obviously vary because of moisture etc, but it is a fingerprint of sorts.
This was about lunchtime and they were checked on every hour by a doting patriarch until reality kicked in (only fools and horses on gold!).
Bedtime came and.....WHOOOAH..... just caught the blighters. They were all off somewhere, well the tigers not the dendras. Shoved them all back in, moved it under one of the kitchen lights, left the top off and went to bed.
All peaceful in the morning, put the lid back on.
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