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Substrate issues
SO we got my daughters bp and bought forest floor. a few days later I noticed a very strong chemical smell coming from substrate, and lucifer was acting strange. e mailed company and the send me Reptibark. I since then found out that there are issues with repti bark. I put it in his cage 3 days ago, and was told to get it out immediately. was thinking of switching to coconut husks???
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Re: Substrate issues
What was the issue with reptibark? I'm curious
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I've been using ReptiBark for years, never had an issue
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Are you sure the smell wasn't from the snakes urine or faeces?
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Re: Substrate issues
 Originally Posted by tpowell
SO we got my daughters bp and bought forest floor. a few days later I noticed a very strong chemical smell coming from substrate, and lucifer was acting strange. e mailed company and the send me Reptibark. I since then found out that there are issues with repti bark. I put it in his cage 3 days ago, and was told to get it out immediately. was thinking of switching to coconut husks???
WHO told you to get it out immediately? And why? Was some known to be accidentally contaminated with something? Please share more information as many people do
use these products & sometimes recalls don't get advertised as well as they should. Thanks...
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Re: Substrate issues
Originally Posted by Craiga 01453
I've been using ReptiBark for years, never had an issue
Same here. I use it in two of my cages
Last edited by Bodie; 10-21-2019 at 03:24 PM.
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Re: Substrate issues
Originally Posted by Bodie
Same here. I use it in two of my cages
I've got it in five of mine, so hopefully there's no recall or something I'm not aware of....
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Re: Substrate issues
I use forest floor in my tank and have never noticed any weird smell other than earth smell.
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Re: Substrate issues
Originally Posted by Snakemom85
I use forest floor in my tank and have never noticed any weird smell other than earth smell.
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Along with reptibark, I use this also in two more of my cages. I agree with ya about the smell. Just woody to me
Last edited by Bodie; 10-21-2019 at 06:36 PM.
0.1 Emerald Tree Boa (Northern)
0.1 Green Tree Python (Aru)
0.1 Pueblan Milk Snake
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake
1.0 Pied Het Lavender Albino Ball Python
1.0 Yellow Phase Eastern Hognose
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Re: Substrate issues
Originally Posted by Bodie
What was the issue with reptibark? I'm curious
It's not a good substrate for snakes and it's prone to mites. You have to bake it all thw time because it carries so much bacteria. This is what a friend told me about it
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