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martinking6
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 22/01/2011 : 12:45:45
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Hiya
Just setting up my brb set up and I have some plantation soil left over, would it do any harm to use it in my royal python viv if I was just to use a little bit in the front corner to help with the humidity and I would imagine he will enjoy burrowing in it ?
My humidity in there is low 40`s usually so having to use damp moss to bring it up each day
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Got a lovely royal python called earl, a brazilian rainbow boa called zeus, a red tail cross boa constrictor called dorris and an albino burmese python called angel as well :-)
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/01/2011 : 21:00:22
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| Moisture on the ground isn't advisable as a precaution against scale rot, but personally, I have moss that I mist should it need it and the Royal does go over it so I dont see why not providing the majority of the substrate is dry. If its safe and clean enough for one snake I'm sure it would be OK for all snakes. |
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martinking6
Yearling
United Kingdom
118 Posts |
Posted - 23/01/2011 : 11:25:45
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Just thought I would let ya know I put a bit in last night in the front corner of his viv on the cool side and he loves it, he did his usual trick and come over for a nosy as I was messing and then head first burrowed straight in to it coming up with a head full of soil 10 seconds later looking very pleased with himself lol
Humidity is 56% as well now so worked a treat 
Martin |
Got a lovely royal python called earl, a brazilian rainbow boa called zeus, a red tail cross boa constrictor called dorris and an albino burmese python called angel as well :-)
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 23/01/2011 : 14:05:32
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| Sounds like just the job then. Glad Earl liked it. |
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reptiledanny
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/01/2011 : 14:56:05
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this is more a question for BE, but it fits in here
do u actually need the extra himudity?? i have all my royals at room humidity and i do not measure it. should i?
to answer the op question, as long as you bake the soil so that it is not wet, the yes it would be fine |
1.2 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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martinking6
Yearling
United Kingdom
118 Posts |
Posted - 23/01/2011 : 17:08:09
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Hiya
He seems to really enjoy playing in it so would be a shame if it has to come back out, caught him playing in it twice today as well
From watching him since I bought him there didnt seem any real need for the extra humidity until I want to assist his shedding and hes been perfectly happy living at room humidity but if a little more helps then am cool to try it, he was at a steady 42% before and now at 51% at the moment so dropping slowly throughout the day
One thing I will say though is when I bought him he was part way through a shed which I ended up helping him to come through, then he went straight into another which was done within a few days so hopefully showing that things am doing have helped
Martin |
Got a lovely royal python called earl, a brazilian rainbow boa called zeus, a red tail cross boa constrictor called dorris and an albino burmese python called angel as well :-)
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reptiledanny
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/01/2011 : 18:52:57
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| u dont have to take it out, just make sure its not to wet, so either ring it out dry, or bake it |
1.2 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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