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Gravel in arid vivarium
I'm thinking of putting gravel into my Western Hognose's vivarium for an arid western scrublands look. Any one have any opinions on this, or a recommended product or place to purchase it? I'm aware that gravel could be an impaction hazard, but North American hognose species in the wild are known to favor sandy and/or gravelly soils, so I'm a bit conflicted on this.
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Re: Gravel in arid vivarium
Carl Kauffeld successfully used pea gravel (~ 1/4 inch diameter) for the snakes in the Staten Island Zoo. See http://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/11/ar...en-island.html
By the way, Kauffeld's books are great reading.
I have used slightly smaller gravel for some hatchling and juvenile bullsnakes. There was no trouble with impaction, but I did have to stay on top of the spot cleaning. Sand is much more of a problem than gravel for impaction. Sand also traps much more moisture between the grains than gravel, so I do not use sand.
I don't have any places or products to recommend, but an aquarium shop might be worth checking out.
Good luck.
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Re: Gravel in arid vivarium
Originally Posted by paulh
Carl Kauffeld successfully used pea gravel (~ 1/4 inch diameter) for the snakes in the Staten Island Zoo. See http://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/11/ar...en-island.html
By the way, Kauffeld's books are great reading.
I have used slightly smaller gravel for some hatchling and juvenile bullsnakes. There was no trouble with impaction, but I did have to stay on top of the spot cleaning. Sand is much more of a problem than gravel for impaction. Sand also traps much more moisture between the grains than gravel, so I do not use sand.
I don't have any places or products to recommend, but an aquarium shop might be worth checking out.
Good luck.
Thank you for the link! This helped a lot.
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