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cdd007
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/04/2009 : 17:27:24
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| I have just bought the first load of substrate for my python and I have changed the substrate from wood chippings to this really thin hay stuff. It is really deep and nearly overflowing. Is there a limit to the dpth of substrate and what depth do you recommend? Please reply as this is very very urgent. Thanks! |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/04/2009 : 17:52:51
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What exactly is it? - Aspen?
I have about 1" depth anyway.
Also, it will depend on whether you are heating from above or below. |
 
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cdd007
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
34 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2009 : 21:53:52
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i am heating from below it is like hay but thin like small strands of grass the substrate at the mo is aout 4 or 5 " deep, will the heat from a single heatmatt penetrate that? He bried himself ealier about an inch.
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2009 : 22:50:11
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wot is the substrate called...?
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2009 : 07:14:44
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hi 
That sounds like aspen, you only need an inch or so covering the ground, you can save the rest for when you next clean his home out. |
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cdd007
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
34 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2009 : 09:36:17
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Ok, but he seems to like burrowing in it. Can the heat mat penetrate through about 3 or 4 inches of it because e seems to ik burrowing to aroun this depth
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
1971 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2009 : 09:39:02
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cdd007
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
34 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2009 : 09:39:51
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| not at the moment but I will have one in about a week |
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cdd007
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
34 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2009 : 09:41:02
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| I know you are supposed to change their substrate every few months but if the substrate is kept clean can you have it in there for longer? |
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cdd007
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
34 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2009 : 09:49:25
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I just got monty my royal out and I am handling him now. He doesn't seem cold and he had burrowed towards his heat mat so I think I will leave the substrate as it is because he seems content with it as it is. Thank you for your advice and help, it did not go unappreciated. Thanks!
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
1971 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2009 : 09:54:53
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| if u dont have a thermostat, do you have a digital thermometer? i'm not blasting you, up until recently i didnt have a thermostat either, however, when i put the thermometer under the substrate (down to where my royal was burying himself, the temperature had reached 50*c which is WAY too high, i had to orchestrate some way to prevent the snake from reaching that level without blocking the mat so much it became a fire hazard.... basically it was a nightmare! i dont use aspen, i use a mixture of some boring paper based one and a wood based substrate, about 1-2" deep, when i had no thermostat the heat on top of the substrate was fine, but if he buried down...he was greeted by the 50*c temp... :s |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/04/2009 : 10:11:31
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What temperature is it on top of the substrate? - How are you measuring it?
As MC says, you really ought to have a thermostat or you're gambling with your snake's health.
You really ought to do a thorough clean-out (remove everything and disinfect) at least once a month to stop bacterial growth.
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2009 : 11:01:42
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thermostat is a must my friend...
heat mats can heat a wooden viv to the required temp (say 32*C)through the base of 15mm of wood.
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/04/2009 : 06:53:09
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| sounds more like Aubiose, chopped hemp, some people use it in stables for horse bedding too. |
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cdd007
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
34 Posts |
Posted - 24/04/2009 : 17:36:26
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| ok, I will get a thermostat, and a thermometer, but the guy in the pet shop said It wasn't necessary. Thank you |
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mourne
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
45 Posts |
Posted - 24/04/2009 : 19:21:52
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| Typical of pet shops, i live in Northern Ireland and i find most pet shops say the same, for why, i can`t understand as surely it would help them by selling the thermostats. |
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Dazzetski
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/04/2009 : 20:49:26
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Originally posted by cdd007
ok, I will get a thermostat, and a thermometer, but the guy in the pet shop said It wasn't necessary. Thank you
Any kind of heating without a thermostat could get stupidly hot, they're a must. |
 
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