i have tried straight potting soil and straight vermiculite......i now use peat and vermiculite mix (about a 60/40 mix respectively)....i like it better and the T's seem to like it better too.....
i either use straight top soil or peat, and my Ts dont seem to care. then again, none of my "burrowing" arachnids have ever burrowed (vinegaroon, A.seemanni)
I use mostly straight peat for my adults and a peat/vermiculite mix for my slings for the humidity requirements of the little ones. Most of my adult Ts are desert species so the straight peat works great for them as it stays pretty bone dry other than the spillage around their water dishes. Potting soil should be fine as long as their hasn't been anything like fertilzer added to it though, and you don't have to buy quite as much at a time. I mostly see huge bags at places like Home Depot where I would need to go to the local greenhouses to find it in any amount smaller than 1 cubic foot bags
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