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eyeball
Yearling
United Kingdom
114 Posts |
 Posted - 04/11/2012 : 09:44:27
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Hi all,
What sort of substrate do you all prefer? I realise that it's very much a preference thing but is there one substrate that is more popular than the rest?
Also, given your choice of substrate, what's the best depth to have in your viv?
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
4803 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2012 : 10:00:18
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I used to use Aubiose but found it too messy, switched to lining paper but found it non-absorbant and so I've changed to newspaper - nice and cheap, easy to clean and no mess stuck into my carpet!
However I have used wood chips and bark and all the common substrates, I would say if you're using heat lamps the deeper the better really but if you're using heatmats or cables I'd stick to about 1cm depth |
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carlb1981
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1527 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2012 : 10:15:01
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| I use kitchen roll easy to clean and fairly cheap |
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jimmer7
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
661 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2012 : 10:30:26
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| I like kritter crumble .about 3inchs deep |
Winston Pinstripe
Pepsi Lesser Yb
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Sponge bob Firefly
Dr marshmallow brazilan black terranchala
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Plus4 hissing cockroaches.
Reggie CA dwarf boa het blood
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jonoandapril
Yearling
United Kingdom
455 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2012 : 16:26:18
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| shredded junk mail for me. about 1 or 2 cm deep. |
1.1.0 corns (amel + carolina)
2.3.0 normal, fire, pastel and 2 bumblebee royals
1.0.0 jungle carpet python |
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
4803 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2012 : 16:27:35
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Originally posted by jonoandapril
shredded junk mail for me. about 1 or 2 cm deep.
How is shredded paper to use? I've always considered it because we have absolutely tons of it but I always figured the beasts would burrow to the bottom and just poop there against the enclosure floor. |
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Danno91
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
521 Posts |
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Evolution Morphs
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2265 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2012 : 17:02:57
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I was using aubiose
But have moved to unprinted news paper off cuts
And kitchen roll for the young ones
Seemed like I was forever hoovering up aubiose |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2012 : 17:20:10
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| i also tried aubiose but didnt really like it so went back to aspen for all of them |
1.0.0 burmese python,giblet. 1.0.0 BCI, william. 0.1.0 blue tongue skink, 0.1.0 green iguana, jasmin, 1.0.0 cape house snake, 0.1.0 checkered garter snake
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matildasmum
Yearling
United Kingdom
176 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2012 : 17:41:49
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i use megazorb, love it,
was using aspen but she got mites off it so changed to megazorb a couple of months back, its fantastic stuff, and really cheap too |
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eyeball
Yearling
United Kingdom
114 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2012 : 19:22:30
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Never heard of Megazorb before! Just googled it and it seems to be small animal/horse bedding, is that right?
It looks quite interesting as it says its high temperature dried so should kill any bugs. Where abouts do you get it from? |
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jonoandapril
Yearling
United Kingdom
455 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2012 : 20:51:58
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| The shredded paper isn't that bad kelf, its cheap and so long as its not to deep they don't burrow much. Apart from the corns, they would burrow into rock if they could! |
1.1.0 corns (amel + carolina)
2.3.0 normal, fire, pastel and 2 bumblebee royals
1.0.0 jungle carpet python |
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matildasmum
Yearling
United Kingdom
176 Posts |
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Laws
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1007 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2012 : 21:47:46
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| I used kitchen roll for hogs but then swapped all of them and have eddy on news paper wanna try and find some imprinted stuff . Used lining paper before but its a big roll curled up and trying to cut it to size in a rub is a nitemare and hogs poo way too much! |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2012 : 21:56:37
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Originally posted by matildasmum
i use megazorb, love it,
was using aspen but she got mites off it so changed to megazorb a couple of months back, its fantastic stuff, and really cheap too
I use megazorb too, I absolutely LOVE it.
(You can't get snake mites from substrate, unless the substrate has already been in close proximity to an infested snake. Snake mites are only snake mites they infest nothing else). |
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Robert
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
957 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2012 : 15:44:49
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| I always use aspen, but keep new arrivals on kitchen towel in their isolation area so I can more easily check for mites should they have any, if you are using substrate and heat mats don't make the substrate too deep or it will insulate your snake from the heat |
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matildasmum
Yearling
United Kingdom
176 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2012 : 19:03:26
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| lotabob, the substrate was from a shop we later found out was infested with snakemites, apparently the shop owner was treating all his snakes but matilda did not have mites untilo we used the substrate then suddenly she did, we have no other snakes, also when we pored out the substrate thats when we saw that there was mites in it, quite a lot actually so in the bin it went along with half a tin o callingtons lol |
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matildasmum
Yearling
United Kingdom
176 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2012 : 19:05:31
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| but yeah Megazorb is absolutley fantastic, i will be using it for all future purchases after the initial quarantine period |
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