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I'm about tired of paper substrate. Is cypress yard mulch ok to use for bp bedding?
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Substrate
 Originally Posted by locolobito
I'm about tired of paper substrate. Is cypress yard mulch ok to use for bp bedding?
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I have large cages, that is all I can afford! It works great and I am not thrifty with it when cleaning because it is so cheap. About $3.00 for a huge bag at Lowes.
*****Be sure that no Cedar is mixed in! *****
Flower bed cypress as substrate
Last edited by Reinz; 02-11-2017 at 03:19 PM.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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Hey reinz do you do anything like treat or freeze it before use?
1.0 purple retic
0.1 albino green burm
2.0 bci
0.1 coastal carpet
1.0 corn snake
1.0 Ball python
1.0 Western hog
1.0 Alaskan Malamute
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Re: Substrate
Orchid / reptile bark is fabulous for Royals , looks great , make the snakes look even greater and you can have it as humid or as dry as you need .
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Substrate
Originally Posted by ShaneSilva
Hey reinz do you do anything like treat or freeze it before use?
The only thing I do is dump a bag into a tub drilled with many holes to help dry that darn wet stuff off. I also leave the lid off. I've never had any issues in the few years that I have used this cypress.
I know a local breeder that has been using it much longer than I have. He has had no problems either.
Last edited by Reinz; 02-11-2017 at 04:16 PM.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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Re: Substrate
Originally Posted by Reinz
The only thing I do is dump a bag into a tub drilled with many holes to help dry that darn wet stuff off. I also leave the lid off. I've never had any issues in the few years that I have used this cypress.
I know a local breeder that has been using it much longer than I have. He has had no problems either.
How often does it get changed? My next question
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Nice I'll give it a try after I finish this brick of pro coco I just bought
1.0 purple retic
0.1 albino green burm
2.0 bci
0.1 coastal carpet
1.0 corn snake
1.0 Ball python
1.0 Western hog
1.0 Alaskan Malamute
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Re: Substrate
Originally Posted by Reinz
I have large cages, that is all I can afford! It works great and I am not thrifty with it when cleaning because it is so cheap. About $3.00 for a huge bag at Lowes.
*****Be sure that no Cedar is mixed in! *****
Flower bed cypress as substrate
Reinz, I think you have me convinced to switch to that substrate as well.
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Re: Substrate
Originally Posted by locolobito
How often does it get changed? My next question
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That's up to you. My snake are adults and may go 6-8 weeks without making a mess. Sometimes they may go much more frequently.
The main thing that works for me right now is to spot clean VERY liberally when there is a mess. If I see urates the size of a quarter or less, I clean about a 6-8 " circle or beyond what I see that is obviously wet. If there are urates about the size of my palm, I will easily clean a 12 " circle or more if I still see wetness.
Then, after 2-3 spot cleans or splashed water I change it all out.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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Same. I think I might just stop by Lowes on my way home ^_^
1.0 Normal (Emrys)
0.1 Fire (Calypso)
0.1 Pied (Tessa)
0.1 Albino Kingsnake (Nienna)
2.1 Cats (Suki, Daisuke, and Kyo)
0.0.2 Leopard Geckos (Chi and Pixel)
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