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Substrate Question for Tiger Salamander

Rothman

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Hey everyone I recently bought a Barred Tiger Salamander and setup it's tank and everything. I thought I researched everything but I just read that you shouldn't use Peat Moss? I have him in moist peat moss now but I will be changing it later on today if it's alright. The Caudata Culture care sheet says it's too low in PH and creates Ion loss, in turn kills it? I never thought of that! Is that true and I should switch it out?

Thanks for any help. :)
 

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I use a mixture of topsoil and coco fiber for mine. It facilitates burrowing better than peat, and doesn't have the highly variable (and often low) pH problems that come with peat.
 

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Hey everyone I recently bought a Barred Tiger Salamander and setup it's tank and everything. I thought I researched everything but I just read that you shouldn't use Peat Moss? I have him in moist peat moss now but I will be changing it later on today if it's alright. The Caudata Culture care sheet says it's too low in PH and creates Ion loss, in turn kills it? I never thought of that! Is that true and I should switch it out?

Thanks for any help. :)

Here is a recent discussion on the pH issue:
http://www.caudata.org/forum/showthread.php?t=50568

Like Kaysie, I use coco-fiber or topsoil without any additives or a combo of both for my tigers.
 
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