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I am going to be getting a 15inch Blood Python next week. And am wondering what the best substrate is for hold humidity. I looked around about aspen which I use for my BP and read that it can get moldy, and doesn't hold humidity very well. Also will he be able to live in a 20 gallon long until he is a little bit bigger then he will be going to a Animal Plastics cage. Thanks
Mike
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newspaper works wonders. Also I hear coconut bark and that bed-a-beast stuff are pretty good. If you clean it like you are supposed to, mold won't be a problem.
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i use newspaper for substrate. peat moss would be good since it can hold water for humidity,but if you dont clean up feces and uneaten food, it can get moldy quickly and mites will start to appear.
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Re: Questions
Originally Posted by Snakeman
i use newspaper for substrate. peat moss would be good since it can hold water for humidity,but if you dont clean up feces and uneaten food, it can get moldy quickly and mites will start to appear.
Mites don't come from unclean cage conditions. A lot of other nasty things might result from that....but not mites.
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Originally Posted by JLC
Mites don't come from unclean cage conditions. A lot of other nasty things might result from that....but not mites.
you took the words out of my mouth!
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A thick later of newsprint has worked very well for me. Blood pythons seem to go a long time (well, longer than ball pythons at least) in between soiling their enclosure. So, you want a substrate that you can change out completely when they do go...because their urine/urates/feces are absolutely putrid...I couldn't imagine the smell of a blood's cage that was just spot-cleaned....
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Go with a rubbermaid type setup instead of a 20-long...your blood will thank you for it. Tanks suck for bloods/short-tails, IMO. Heat & humidity will be a lot easier to control in a rubbermaid/other plastic tub, and your young blood will feel a lot more secure in something not quite so tall...they tend to freak out a bit in big, clear glass tanks.
A thick mat of newspaper/kraft paper will work very well for substrate.
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Ok I am messing with temps right now. 78-84 cool side right now (Uth on cool side) and then 90-94 on hot side with a 50 Watt light. And 3/4 of the screen top is covered with foil. (Will go with animal plastics cage when he gets bigger.) Oh and don't have the Blood yet just messing with temps trying to get husbandry right before I get one.
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