So somebody I've been dating has bedbugs. And while I'm 99% sure they're not in my apartment, I want to put down some diatomaceous earth to be safe. I have bioreactive paludariums (not with BPs in them) and I don't want there to be a chance that I get an infestation and have to fumigate, as that would kill everything.
My BPs aren't exactly slithering around on my floors, but I'm planning on doing a bunch of work on their cages this weekend, and it's possible I could drop one or something.
Anyway, diatomaceous earth works by shredding apart the exoskeletons of bugs and the type I'm getting is food grade, so harmless for us to eat even. But I don't know what it would do to snake scales if they were exposed to it.
It has consistency like talcum powder or flour, so I know it could clog up heat pores, but I doubt that'd be an issue in this case.
Thanks all!