backyard moss safe or not?

[chuckdpe1]

i went outside and grabbed a nice sheet of moss off a rock picked a grub or two out of it rinsed it and placed it in the new set up ,good idea or not,knowing my luck sum sort of ferocious beetle or something will hatch, any body else done this without any problems...............................

[Marty]

I've done this... introduced millipeds to my tank, had a wasp hatch out and sting my frog...argh... I don't do it anymore...but moss looked great I now only do java moss and riccia that I grow under lights... of course that also has pitfalls, like aquatic beetles that now live happy along my frogs

[chuckdpe1]

hey marty sounds about right,although it was 0 the other day i am hoping that the cold freeze might have helped me out a bit.I also rinsed this stuff in scalding hot water maybe in the hopes of shocking the hell out of whatever may be living in there,stuff looks really great very elnaturale..........

[greensnakeman]

Where do you guys get sand/dirt from. I got mine from the yard and a wasp hatched out.


Alex

[AF FroG]

so is the bacyard moss safe or not before i spend any $? i mean i know sumthing might hatch from the moss, but is the moss safe? thanks

[Marty]

It's safe if nothing will hatch out... if you buy moss, chances are that it will also be collected from the outside. I'd say, get some Java Moss, make sure you don't have snails on it and drape it over roots, ground, etc and mist it often and have some nice lights over it and you'll have safe moss that will look very good

[Red Eye]

I use moss from my woods, I got about 7 different moss species, its been fine, got a few earthworms, and fruit fly looking bugs, but other than that I have no problems.