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I might have to empty it out again Veggie, as I am not getting any increase in temperature, I could be cutting the grass shortly so might wait till I do that, then I can add the grass as I build it up and hopefully that could kick it off, I have covered the top just now to try and hold any heat in, but deffinatly don't need to fit a vent as there are several places where any steam can get out, I can seal those areas off with some polystyrene and tape if required
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I think the compost is starting to heat up, but as an insurance I have prepared a mix of water, Guinness (its been sitting in the garage since 2015)and some old meringue shells, to make a yeast solution, not 100% sure it will work but beats just throwing it all away Big Grin
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Its normally just a container of hot water - not a hot drink. Big Grin
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Well the hot drink seems to have worked as the compost is heating up, not sure how hot it is but a fair bit of moisture round the top when I open it up
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Can you put dog poo in a hotbin ?
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I think it goes in a separate bin if you're planning to use the compost on edibles. Its OK for ornamentals though.
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Thank you.
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This says dog poo is OK https://www.hotbincomposting.com/blog/co...anure.html
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That’s very interesting. I wonder why lion poo is ok in a cold compost and your domestic cat isn’t? Because I can 100% guarantee lions eat quite a lot of red meat  Big Grin .  

It’s good I can compost the dogs and (I’m guessing)  ferrets poo.  I really must try to find the time to finish building my hot bin anyone would think I’m busy or something  Big Grin .
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