Re: Hatchlings on substrate?
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Originally Posted by
highqualityballz
Usually use paper but rather have them on reptichip if that's ok to do with just born hatchlings.
i also keep them on paper. personally i find ReptiChips to be uncomfortable but i still use it for the bigger snakes in bigger tubs and bigger enclosures. i think the pieces are just too big and lumpy if u were to use it on new hatchlings in say a 6quart tub.
Edit: whatchu got cooking HQBz?
Re: Hatchlings on substrate?
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Originally Posted by
Ax01
i also keep them on paper. personally i find ReptiChips to be uncomfortable but i still use it for the bigger snakes in bigger tubs and bigger enclosures. i think the pieces are just too big and lumpy if u were to use it on new hatchlings in say a 6quart tub.
Edit: whatchu got cooking HQBz?
Just hatched out a pretty nice clown clutch. Hit what I was shooting for, banana enchi clown! I might have to use substrate anyways, any little mess smells pretty bad.
Re: Hatchlings on substrate?
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Originally Posted by
highqualityballz
Just hatched out a pretty nice clown clutch. Hit what I was shooting for, banana enchi clown! I might have to use substrate anyways, any little mess smells pretty bad.
what are u feeding them? b/c it can't be the water!
;)
Edit: also post pix of the clutch. also if i were to go to non-paper substrate for hatchlings, i would go w/ a finer wood/fiber material like ReptiPrime/EcoEarth or even shredded aspen.
Re: Hatchlings on substrate?
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Originally Posted by
Ax01
what are u feeding them? b/c it can't be the water!
;)
Edit: also post pix of the clutch. also if i were to go to non-paper substrate for hatchlings, i would go w/ a finer wood/fiber material like ReptiPrime/EcoEarth or even shredded aspen.
I bought a bag of reptile prime and let me say I'm not a fan. Imo I might as well dig up some dirt in the yard tbh
Re: Hatchlings on substrate?
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Originally Posted by
highqualityballz
I bought a bag of reptile prime and let me say I'm not a fan. Imo I might as well dig up some dirt in the yard tbh
Coconut fiber is amazing at odor control and absorption. But yeah, it’s a frickin mess, and expensive on top of it.
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Re: Hatchlings on substrate?
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Originally Posted by
Godzilla78
Coconut fiber is amazing at odor control and absorption. But yeah, it’s a frickin mess, and expensive on top of it.
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I love reptichip but the price skyrocketed from what is used to get it for so I'm probably gonna start getting the other brands of the same stuff like prococo
Re: Hatchlings on substrate?
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Originally Posted by
highqualityballz
... Imo I might as well dig up some dirt in the yard tbh
Think twice about that...you can give your snake all sorts of things that way, like roundworms, hookworms, pinworms...:O
https://www.intechopen.com/books/soi...d-risk-factors
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4199006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28378987
https://www.petmd.com/reptile/condit...ive/c_rp_worms
Re: Hatchlings on substrate?
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Originally Posted by
Bogertophis
Thanks but I was completely joking
Re: Hatchlings on substrate?
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Originally Posted by
highqualityballz
Thanks but I was completely joking
Never know...and even if we get your humor, others coming to this forum to learn the right things may not realize you weren't serious. ;)
Re: Hatchlings on substrate?
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Originally Posted by
Bogertophis
Never know...and even if we get your humor, others coming to this forum to learn the right things may not realize you weren't serious. ;)
Pretty sure everyone will realize it was a joke, but like you said you never know I guess
Re: Hatchlings on substrate?
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Originally Posted by
highqualityballz
Pretty sure everyone will realize it was a joke, but like you said you never know I guess
I've seen people who literally didn't know any better than to do just that...throw dirt from the yard in a tank for their snakes...:(
