Another substrate question.

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Originally Posted by JLC

LOL!! Smulkin...only you would get hawt talking about pegboards!

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Believe me, Judy, it takes almost nothing. You would think he was 16 or 17 instead of 35.

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That really is a very cool idea! You and Smynx could cut & prep some standard sized pieces and market them!

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Genius! If only we could make a living doing that sort of stuff and quit our boring day jobs (she says as she sits staring out her office window while she should be working).

Hey chica - at least you HAVE a window - this place is a freaking dim dungeon of white noise. If you can do something you enjoy for a living you are among the most blessed.

Blessed are the cheesemakers.

Smynx...more info than I needed to know! LMAO!

I'll bet the two of you are well on your way to someday (in the not too distant future) retiring to the full time home reptile business! You'll be breeding beautiful animals and inventing cool, useful herp supplies. I can see it....yes I can!

:lol: :lol: ....cheesemakers..... :lol: :lol:

Judy, I can only hope to be so lucky one day. That is indeed our dream.

I think this is one case where "luck" has nothing to do with it. :D Good planning and hard work will get you where you want to go!

Newspaper with a heating pad from walmart,hooked up to a 10 dollar lamp dimmer from home depot, I just make sure I make a mark on the lamp dimmer where 10 degrees above rome temps is (thats with 6 layers of newspaper),After wich I just make sure the room stays 78-82 degrees (hence the hot spot stays 88-92 degrees). I figured as I get more snakes its easier to keep the room a certain temp,than to keep fiddling with each enclosures hot spot.

I'm thinking of switching to newspaper pretty soon so I guess its off to Home Depot for the peg board and lamp dimmer :)

I dont know what "reputable dealers" say about bark. But I have always used it, more for looks than anything, cause my reptiles homes are display cages also... I dont feed on it ofcourse... and I have never had problems with it. I know that it does help bring up humidity a bit when misted a little.

My worry is if you snake goes no: one wont the bark absorb it? If it does then will it not get bacterial infestation and such?

Well, I clean my cage daily- when they go #1 or 2 it sticks to the bark, and pieces of the bark can be taken out during cleaning.. yes there is a bit of absorbtion, but like I said, it sticks to the bark. I have never had problems yet, I think it is all just personal preference.