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No, it doesn't need standing water.

Eco-earth is going to be a good choice for substrate. Seriously, its only 5 bucks and a full brick will probably last you close to a year.

What's it going to take to convince you that potting soil shouldn't be used for any reptiles or amphibians?

How are the rest of your herps doing?
 
they are doing great,and here is a pic of the potting soil,that i was using.do u still think it is bad for pac mans?

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Large, a pic of the potting soil doesn't help us give the answer you obviously want to hear from us. Potting soil very often comes with fertilizers and other chemicals that can cause great harm to your future frog or other herps.
 
hey..........i WAS NOT TRYING TO CONVINCE U INTO SAYING ANYTHING.I WAS JUST MAKING SURE WE ARE TALKIN ABOUT THE SAME SUBTRATE.
 
My apologies. This is, however, not the first thread where you've asked a question, gotten an answer, and then repeatedly asked the same question over and over.

If you read carefully some of the original answers, one member states that potting soil contains chemicals/ferts that can be harmful to amphibians. Therefore, a picture of the particular batch of potting soil doesn't do anything to add to the thread, besides make you look like you are ignoring answers to the questions that you are asking.

Potting soil is a poor choice of substrate for herps and you've been told that numerous times by experienced herpers in many of your threads. We really want to help you. What's it going to take? Is it a financial issue? Do you not have any pet stores around you?
 
If you really want to use dirt for herps best bet is dig some up in the woods (far from any possible chemical/pesticide source). I know lots of monitor people use regular ol' dirt as it's good for burrowing.

If you really want to buy dirt, or don't have a great spot to dig some, you can try topsoil. Topsoil (from HD/Lowe's/Wally/wherever) will run you $1-2/40lb bag, and unlike potting soil it won't have fertilizers or aerators like styrofoam or vermiculite (that's the white balls you see in it). While it's technically possible that the cheaper potting soil, which often doesn't have any plant food, might be herp-safe, it's just not worth the risk when you can go with topsoil and save some $$$ and avoid the additives altogether. Especially with an amphibian.

Or you can go the even safer route with something like Eco-earth or bed-a-beast (do they still have that? my tegu loved it). Even with the petstore stuff you have to be careful though, for example one of the lizard bark products (might be NatureBark but I can't swear to it) has some kind of dye in it; you can see it staining stuff when it gets wet, like if some gets in the water dish for example.
 
I put that there before u guys answered my question.

WALLS U ARE THE BIGGEST ISNTIGATOR THERE IS.
 
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