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Grunt
Hatchling
53 Posts |
 Posted - 23/12/2010 : 12:08:36
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| Hi, picking up our first snake later today and we're all really excited. My wife bought a piece of wood from the local garden centre and I'm sceptical as to whether it's suitable. It's a lucky reptile deco line troncho medium. I have no idea but I know some of you guys would be able to help. It still has the bark on it which made me wonder as I've seen lots of photos on here and all your pieces seem to be stripped of bark and really smooth. Thanks in advance. |
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
4803 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2010 : 13:12:51
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Here is something that will help with wood.
http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=713
I believe as long as you clean anything you're going to use it should be fine.
I have a bark hide which my snakes love to use when shedding |
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nok1888
Yearling
United Kingdom
314 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2010 : 13:42:49
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| Its only hardwood you can use eh? Theres a load of chestnut trees behind the house and I got some great branches but wasnt too sure if I could use them or not |
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0.0.5 Goldfish - Haggis, Pookie, Oddball, Spongebob and Slimey (kids eh lol)
Strange creature, unknown species, wife likes to call it "teenage daughter"
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CoN
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
11327 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2010 : 14:11:53
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nok1888
Yearling
United Kingdom
314 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2010 : 14:17:12
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| Just checked http://www.reptilechannel.com/reptile-health/reptile-toxic-plants.aspx and according to that horse chestnut (conker) tree is toxic, glad I checked. With the length of that list I think I'll stick to shop bought stuff |
0.1.0 Royal Normal - Orlina Bodhi Lobsang
1.0.0 Royal Normal - Sedrick Rinzen Sonam
2.0.0 Cats 18 y/o - Monty, kitten - Dodger
2.0.0 Border Collie's 7 y/o - Jinky, 2 y/o - Chance
0.0.5 Goldfish - Haggis, Pookie, Oddball, Spongebob and Slimey (kids eh lol)
Strange creature, unknown species, wife likes to call it "teenage daughter"
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CoN
Yearling
United Kingdom
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nok1888
Yearling
United Kingdom
314 Posts |
Posted - 23/12/2010 : 14:56:45
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| I'll have to have a look |
0.1.0 Royal Normal - Orlina Bodhi Lobsang
1.0.0 Royal Normal - Sedrick Rinzen Sonam
2.0.0 Cats 18 y/o - Monty, kitten - Dodger
2.0.0 Border Collie's 7 y/o - Jinky, 2 y/o - Chance
0.0.5 Goldfish - Haggis, Pookie, Oddball, Spongebob and Slimey (kids eh lol)
Strange creature, unknown species, wife likes to call it "teenage daughter"
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Grunt
Hatchling
53 Posts |
Posted - 24/12/2010 : 22:25:33
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Thanks for the help guys, it turns out the piece we bought is oak. I cut it down to fit and shoved it in. We still have some setting up and 'Pythie' (my son isn't the best at naming animals!) seems to be settling in ok, not that that's easy to tell.
The only thing I'm a bit worried about now is the humidity inside the viv. It settles down at about 42-45% but I've read that this should be between 50-60%. We've sprayed in the viv a bit and it does go up for a while but drops right back down. Does anyone have any opinions or solutions to this? We're using aspen as substrate at the moment, is this too dry? |
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Kehhlyr
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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STICKS
Yearling
United Kingdom
408 Posts |
Posted - 25/12/2010 : 06:38:15
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| Hi there give it a good soak in the bath a little bleach a srub and then bake in the overn for about an hour then leave to cool should be fine hope this helps. |
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prozacbear
Yearling
United Kingdom
130 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2011 : 22:01:50
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Originally posted by Grunt
The only thing I'm a bit worried about now is the humidity inside the viv. It settles down at about 42-45% but I've read that this should be between 50-60%. We've sprayed in the viv a bit and it does go up for a while but drops right back down. Does anyone have any opinions or solutions to this? We're using aspen as substrate at the moment, is this too dry?
I find the best ways to increase humidity is to use either damp moss (which you can get from pet suppliers), or if your not worried about the natural look a cheaper option a clean damp flannel (just wet it and wring it out). I have found these options to provide a more stable humidity than just spraying. |
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