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vicki
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 09/11/2008 : 20:49:24
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| really confused bout wot substrate to use! Ella is 5 months old (and totally beautiful!) she is on orchid bark at the mo. she strike feeds but sometimes we do leave her feed in there on card board. we have kitchen roll on the bottom with the bark on top of that. should we carry on with that or change something? ALSO....she has had 2 fuzzys and 1 rat pup over 2 wks and she hasnt pooed, is this normal?? |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2008 : 20:59:21
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mine poops every month or so, so dont worry about that.
as for substrate it really is a case of wot ever you prefere...normal choices are aspen, bark, beech chips or just plain old news paper.
im using beech chips with news paper over the top at the moment cos she would feed out of her viv, so covered it with newspaper and left the rat wit her in the viv.
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vicki
Yearling
United Kingdom
151 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2008 : 21:04:55
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| ok thanx for that dazb will stick to wot we're doin them! |
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2663 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2008 : 21:10:54
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the orchid bark is particularly good for maintaining higher humidity, i use if for Queenie, and he poos every month or so - it's not unusual - and the wee is usually in the form of a whitish ball of solid urates - don't worry about that either!  |
Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Day Geckos
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/11/2008 : 21:18:14
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| I use Aspen and one of mine only poos about every 6 weeks. |
 
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2663 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2008 : 21:21:06
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quote:
Originally posted by Blackecho
I use Aspen and one of mine only poos about every 6 weeks.
is that the one that is eating or the one that isn't?    |
Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Day Geckos
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2008 : 21:33:59
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| Ha, the one that isn't eating hasn't pooed for a couple of months now! |
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lee2308
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2597 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2008 : 21:40:59
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| i want to use aspen but cant get it at my local rep shop,using dark brown bark and worried probaly would'nt notice if there was poopoo. |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/11/2008 : 22:20:06
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| mine poos alot... its like a cat has been in there... |
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lee2308
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2597 Posts |
Posted - 14/11/2008 : 17:16:39
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| i managed to get a bag of aspen,do you put a good thick layer in or will it stop the heat from the mat if i put too much in? |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 14/11/2008 : 17:22:56
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| if your using a stat and the probe is laid on top then no. |
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