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Originally Posted by [/COLOR]Dark Lady Kat
Awesome to hear would you consider reptibark a safe substrate for boas and balls I know its harder to change and clean but I want the aesthetic as well as functional for the new builds and am finding the aspen on my floor every day when I pull a snake out to be getting on my nerves as the only room in my hose with carpet has to be the room they are in lol I have never tried leaving a rat in the ball cage I will have to try that they tend to only eat half the time and I usually have to put every one to bed first and shut t he lights off and work in the dark to get them to eat.

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Originally Posted by Evenstar

Uh, actually, I don't think I did say that. Perhaps someone else mentioned it and you thought it was me? Now, I don't think there's any problem really with Reptibark, but I would recommend some other choices before that. If you're concerned about asthetics, I would suggest cypress shavings. This is softer than reptibark and holds humidity really well. I've used it with my BPs for years.

Also, just don't leave a LIVE rat in overnight with your snakes (or for any length of time unattended). I only leave f/t rodents in the tubs. Just wanted that to be clear. :gj:

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Awesome to hear. Would you consider reptibark a safe subatrate?
It was a question sorry for the confusion I havent thought about cypress is that the stuff called forest floor? It looks good if that is the right stuff I am thinking of the pieces always seem a bit large to me.

And just to clarify because I think one of the two of us missed something somewhere I only feed my BP f/t and have switched the boas to f/t even though I breed my own rats I also euthanize and vacuum seal and freeze them as well.

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Originally Posted by Dark Lady Kat

Awesome to hear. Would you consider reptibark a safe subatrate?
It was a question sorry for the confusion I havent thought about cypress is that the stuff called forest floor? It looks good if that is the right stuff I am thinking of the pieces always seem a bit large to me.

And just to clarify because I think one of the two of us missed something somewhere I only feed my BP f/t and have switched the boas to f/t even though I breed my own rats I also euthanize and vacuum seal and freeze them as well.

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Haahahha! Yea, sorry for the confusion - I misread that! I think cypress mulch is not that forest floor stuff. The forest floor is finer and if I remember correctly, I tried it once and hated it - seemed very dirty. The cypress mulch is just like garden mulch (don't use garden mulch - it only looks the same, but its not really the same stuff). Some of the pieces seem big, but it really is softer than it looks. My balls did great on it for a long time and it was easy to clean. A lot of people use cypress mulch - it is a very good substrate.

Just wanted to be clear about the rats - not just with you, but for anyone else who might read the thread. :gj:

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Originally Posted by Evenstar

Haahahha! Yea, sorry for the confusion - I misread that! I think cypress mulch is not that forest floor stuff. The forest floor is finer and if I remember correctly, I tried it once and hated it - seemed very dirty. The cypress mulch is just like garden mulch (don't use garden mulch - it only looks the same, but its not really the same stuff). Some of the pieces seem big, but it really is softer than it looks. My balls did great on it for a long time and it was easy to clean. A lot of people use cypress mulch - it is a very good substrate.

Just wanted to be clear about the rats - not just with you, but for anyone else who might read the thread. :gj:

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Its all good I will look into cypress and see what it will run me for the cages and I agree to never leave a snake unattended with a live prey I hated that the boas where on live when I got them but I offered their first meal with me live since its what they where use to and then made the switch to f/t by the third meal now they take f/t like a champ and nothing much over room temp is needed I thaw room temp then put in a sealed Tupperware container near the light on top of the cage for 20-30 mins and then offer it being in oil country anything that doesn't have to go into the city water that smells of bleach on its best day and pure rotten eggs on its worst is best for me