Drying out Substrate

[KhaleesiMae]

Need a little bit of help here guys. I just got a rose hair and I got as much moisture out of the substrate as possible but I think it may still be too damp for her. What can I do to dry it out quickly so she's comfortable???

 

[Enn49]

I put it in the oven in a roasting tray but you need to stir it round a few times

 

[Therasoid]

Agree w/h Enn. Low oven temp 170-200 degree and stir. We're referring to eco earth (aka coco fiber) correct? Organic soils can give off unpleasant odor to some people.
I use a set of bi-fold doors on sawhorses, lay on the substrate and let the sun dry it. Store it in 5 gallon buckets for future use. I can always add moisture if needed. Should mention, my collection isn't small and require a sizeable amount of ready to use substrate.

 

[Enn49]

To be honest I don't usually put the oven on I just pop the substrate in after I've had the oven on to cook a meal and the residual heat does the job after a couple of meals, saves me worrying about it burning.

 

[KhaleesiMae]

Since I only have three little Ts I ended up just buying a bag of the dry and putting it overtop the damp substrate and since then it has pretty much dried out so she's happy and doing well, but I feel like there's something missing from her enclosure.... I'll have to take a pic later and see what people think. It may just be me being crazy lol