i know you can use crushed corn or popcorn as substrate. and sand boas are often kept in rice.

but beans... i dont think so. at the beginning, they would not absorb liquids very well, so urine would just go to the bottom and spread out. and once they start absorbing it, they will start to soften up and grow, then they die and mold.

but if you can use a wood-based substrate, why use a food-based substrate? so much food is wasted that people are starving, while at the same time theoretically there would be enough to feed 13 billion people.


i really like the pictures, its amazing how clearly this substrate shows the difference between hypos and non-hypos.