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Derek FRS
Yearling
United Kingdom
178 Posts |
 Posted - 15/12/2013 : 21:28:42
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So whats the best substrate for boa's i have my girl on newspaper just now but when she gets bigger and into her proper viv it will be another show pice in my living room along with my 4 other stacking vivs now for my corns i use aspen and the royals i use orchid bark so what should i use with a Boa ?
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Baobab
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1393 Posts |
Posted - 15/12/2013 : 21:37:04
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| Personally I like orchid bark. |
Royal 8.0 - Piebald (Dipstick), Calico (Flake), Pinstripe (Copper), Kingpin het Hypo (Gabriel), Soulsucker (Morgoth), Clown (Ziggy), Phantom (Spook), Enchi( Stenchi) .................Royal 0.12 - Pastel (Elanor), Spider (Willow), Normal het pied (Loki),, Pastel Sterling Orange Hypo (Misty), Normal (WC parents) (Cinders), Pewter (Tinuviel), Yellowbelly (Kaiko), Mojave (Milly), Champagne (Bubbles), Fire (Flame), Karma paradox (Smudge), Amoretti (Rita).Boa's 2.2.1- Eowyn (common), Snuggles (BCC), Bonnie (BCC), Bear (BCL) & Baileys (Kahl strain)..........Western Hognose 0.0.2 - Timmy & Henry.
Coastal*diamond carpet python 0.0.1- Pippin.........Brazilian Rainbow Boa 0.0.1 - Badger..........Granite Burmese 0.1 - Sally
Reticulated python 2.2 - Saru (purple albino), Cheesy (Sunfire albino white), Titan (Platinum Titanium) & Gala (Sunfiretiger het albino)......Rat snake 1.0 Remmy.
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Foremand
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
968 Posts |
Posted - 15/12/2013 : 22:13:14
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| I have bark. Especially for big boas. It absorbs a lot of the messy stuff they produce lol |
1.0.0 Royal python- Kaa
1.0.0 German shepherd- Riley
0.3.0 Cats- Does not matter they won't come to you
1.0.0 Red Footed Tortoise- Nemo
1.0.0 Boa- Bison
0.0.1 Brocky- Bearded dragon |
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 16/12/2013 : 05:13:08
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personally i find the orchid bark is not quite absorbent enough for my liking so for my big snake's i use a mix of orchid bark and cypress mulch work's very well and look's good
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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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RachandRob
Hatchling
United Kingdom
97 Posts |
Posted - 16/12/2013 : 14:05:20
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We use orchid bark but we are going to try the eco-earth and see how that goes  |
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
4803 Posts |
Posted - 16/12/2013 : 14:57:21
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| I use a mix of Orchid and Aspen :) |
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jimmer7
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
661 Posts |
Posted - 16/12/2013 : 19:59:35
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Winston Pinstripe
Pepsi Lesser Yb
Ronnie Sulfur Mojave
Sponge bob Firefly
Dr marshmallow brazilan black terranchala
Skellator costa Rican zebra T
Plus4 hissing cockroaches.
Reggie CA dwarf boa het blood
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