How do you know if a ball python pees in aspen bedding? Which bedding is easier to spot clean?
07-13-2011, 10:54 PM
llovelace
you can smell it
07-13-2011, 10:55 PM
tcutting
take a quick taste(j/k), but usually there is a little white blob( the urate )
07-13-2011, 11:13 PM
Maddumpling
its kinda hard to find white things in aspen bedding
07-13-2011, 11:25 PM
tcutting
look for yellowing of spots in the bedding? I mean i use cypress so it stands out well.
07-13-2011, 11:28 PM
Maddumpling
aspen is yellow so yea its harder
07-13-2011, 11:30 PM
tcutting
yea i know.. but when you look down on it, it will stand out. but the white blob stands out more it will be obviously the thing that isnt bedding.
07-14-2011, 12:20 AM
Maddumpling
Re: Aspen bedding
do they pee in their hide?
07-14-2011, 01:11 AM
Shawnfireball
Re: Aspen bedding
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maddumpling
do they pee in their hide?
YES! they most definitely do pee in there hides! Well... at least mine did last night and it isnt a pleasant smell :colbert:
07-14-2011, 04:41 AM
ms381
Re: Aspen bedding
I use aspen bedding, and i find that it is easy to spot a pee spot even if there is not a urate there as drynaspen is light yellow and a pee stain Will be a light Brown colour. Its very easy to spot and Will stand out wHen you see it.
And A's some one has suggested you Will definately smell the pee spot! Enjoy and good luck pee spotting. :D
07-14-2011, 06:13 AM
ODoyle90
I'll take a look under his hides when I take him out to handle. You can normally spot it pretty easily. Aspen's white(ish), but you can tell the discrepancies.
07-14-2011, 10:23 AM
anatess
It's easy to spot when it's still wet - the aspen gets darker brown in color instead of yellowish. But, that spot gets yellowish again when it dries, so it would be harder.
I usually go by the urates and take a section of the aspen around the urate with it. Then I change out the bedding every week - sometimes 2 weeks if the beach gets too irresistible and we decide to chuck our chores.
