Where to get dirt from?

Where should I get dirt from for my monitor's cage?

I bought bags of topsoil(untreated) at Home Depot(or Ace hardware more commonly).
Then I lay the bags outside in full sunlight to cook any bugs out of it. The temps get super high, I measured it once.. I forget.. 150F? Once they've cooked, I feel it's okay to use the bags.
I hope this helps.

thanks that helps a lot

I get all the dirt for all my monitors cages from the woods behind my house for free. I dig up a bunch of dirt and put it in a # of black garbage bags then let them sit in the sun for a while before i put it in my argus's cages.

Bryan

I would but the ground is really hard hear

what are you getting the dirt for? If you need a lot check out a landscaping company for some dirt

Bryan

Try Craig's List, I see free dirt listed there all the time.

I buy bags at Home Depot. I also bake everything in the oven at no less than 200F. For a large amount of dirt in a stainless steel tub, a little higher temp is used for at least two hours. If it's packed to tightly or you are not using some kind of spacers in the dirt, the heat won't reach the middle properly. Just a little expirimenting and you'll figure it out if you ever want to try it that way.