My 1st VFTs & repotting challenges

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I've finally managed to re pot  these, purchased the first 3 on Wednesday.. stumbled upon 4 more Friday that looked like they needed help &  I couldn't resist. 


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All potted up after having quite a bit of trouble finding media. The first 4 I used Galapagos sphagnum & perlite, the last 3, peat & perlite

Before & after with Galapagos sphag

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Before & after with peat

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Not sure if anyone has used Galapagos sphag before, searched the boards and found nothing, but am wondering if it'd be better used mixed with the peat/perlite.. or even as a top dressing? Any tips/tricks would be greatly appreciated. The vfts I bought yesterday looked dry & pretty rough, 2 had traps missing or malformed, hoping they weren't too far gone. 

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[Tarantulalover]

I personally don't know any good tips for repotting, but I hope they grow well for you

[amanitovirosa]

...I've heard of the Galapagos Tortoise but never Galapagos moss.  I use the cheap Canadian stuff, you can get it in large cubes, my plants do just fine in it.  I use sand, not perlite so I can't comment on that.  Good luck with your plants!

AV.

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Thanks Tarantulalover and Amanitovirosa! The Galapagos brand was the 1st sphag I could get my hands on. Home Hardware brought me a pkg of coco coir when I asked if they had any peat moss hiding in the back, other garden centres don't have it in stock yet either. Started searching pet stores for sphagnum & found this so figured I'd give it a shot. Managed to get the 3.8 cu ft of peat at Antler yesterday, for less than 1/2 the price of the 4qts of Galapagos.