Re: What type of substrate do you use?
Re: What type of substrate do you use?
I am in a newspaper phase. I use either it, or paper towels. During breeding, I like newspaper (a few layers) because it absorbs all of the fluid that seems to come with breeding, and any liquid urate, too. Paper towels, I use for my remaining '07's in their little tubs because their water bowls pretty-much hold the towels in place and in my larger tubs, the PTowel seems to move around and not stay on the tub floor.
Re: What type of substrate do you use?
I had a guy who owns the local pet shop tell me to use fish tank rocks. Is that a very good idea? Anyone else do this?
Re: What type of substrate do you use?
i use fir bark chips is that bad???
Re: What type of substrate do you use?
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I had a guy who owns the local pet shop tell me to use fish tank rocks. Is that a very good idea? Anyone else do this?
No... They are heavy, hard to keep clean and terrible for maintaining humidity.
Re: What type of substrate do you use?
Right now I'm using Carefresh but I think after the bag I have is gone that I'm going to switch to either newspaper or aspen.
Re: What type of substrate do you use?
I use the Coconut Fiber becuase it doesnt make a big mess and it keeps the humidity well and if you do feed your snake in his cage they can swallow some of it without worry unlike some bark that can hurt them
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well, it's never a 'good' thing for them to swallow foreign matter, but you're right that the small particles of Coconut coir are probably the least harmful.
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aspen. soaks up everything!
Re: What type of substrate do you use?
I ran the gammut of substrates over the years with various herps and always end-up back with rubber-backed indoor/outdoor carpeting; one piece for the tank, two others in reserve for cycling in when the current one is removed for washing/disinfecting.
I just find it easiest to maintain.
