How did your arrive at your RI conclusion? Was there an necropsy done or are you just guessing that it was an RI?Originally Posted by Ben Biscy
nice analogy. kinda like "those who don't have a document to prove something know it is false. therefore, to those of this population, if you have experience but no documentation, you must be a liar! NO ONE can have ACTUAL experience, right? i mean, if a lab doesn't publish a paper, certainly it's not true.... why else would people be doing a test in SC to see if burmese pythons can survive the winter? obviously the info is inaccurate; the snakes will live and be fine. this isn't cruel, is it? we KNOW they can live in 20f temps because people SAY they can't!! wow!!!
kiln dried pine does contain sap that is not dry. i've experienced 2 ri's and 1 impaction from pine bedding. i haven't used it for several years, and will never use it again. 2 ri's came about in established habitats with no variable changes other than bedding (paper to pine, cosmetic reasons). the impaction was a result of the bedding, according to biopsy.
sorry, the encyclopedia britannica did not publish my experiences....
Seems like it's more your fault than the bedding's if your snake is feed on it and eats it with his meal. Seems pretty easy to me to either feed in another container or put down something to prevent the ingestion of bedding.
Also, a snake who eats his bedding is one who has weeded itself out of the genepool and with reason. If you're not smart enough to know how to eat on the ground, you should not be eating on the ground.
So, are we just supposing here or are there actual facts in the mix?
