is there any brand of play sand i should avoid?
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is there any brand of play sand i should avoid?
ive always had eco earth in my tank without any problems, but now i want to have a mix of play sand! to raise humidity and to make my crabby more happy to dig!
i want your opinion! where do you buy your play sand and is there anything i should avoid?
thanks everyone
i want your opinion! where do you buy your play sand and is there anything i should avoid?
thanks everyone
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Re: is there any brand of play sand i should avoid?
5 parts of play sand to 1 part eco earth. Mix with either dechlorinated water or salt water til it's sand castle consistency
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Re: is there any brand of play sand i should avoid?
We get our play sand from Coles hardware or Lowe's
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Re: is there any brand of play sand i should avoid?
I get my play sand from home depot for 2.80 and Lowes, it's just called play sand and is very common. Only had difficulty finding it at one home depot because apparently someone was building a sandbox and bought it all out lol 
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Last edited by Moniris on Mon Nov 19, 2018 7:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: is there any brand of play sand i should avoid?
Avoid the " hermit crab sand" sold at pet stores.
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Re: is there any brand of play sand i should avoid?
Avoid calci sand. I've used quikcrete and the home Depot brand 
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Re: is there any brand of play sand i should avoid?
thank you! ill def check out my local home depotciaraalston wrote:Avoid calci sand. I've used quikcrete and the home Depot brand
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Re: is there any brand of play sand i should avoid?
thank you! i literally just returned a tiny bag of it to the pet store a few days ago ($7!!), because i realized it wasnt good after looking into it. sucks that half of the stuff marketed towards hermits arent that awesome.Xenocrab wrote:Avoid the " hermit crab sand" sold at pet stores.
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Re: is there any brand of play sand i should avoid?
thanks for answering!Moniris wrote:I get my play sand from home depot for 2.80 and Lowes, it's just called play sand and is very common. Only had difficulty finding it at one home depot because apparently someone was building a sandbox and bought it all out lol
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