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Wood shavings as a suitable substrate?

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Posted by: odatriad at Fri May 26 09:33:25 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by odatriad ]  
   

I was under the impression that such a substrate as wood shavings offers very little or no value/benefit to the physiology of the captives, and that deep, burrowable natural substrates such as leaf detritus and dirt were of greater value and importance to captive varanids.



Has anybody on this forum found wood shavings to work equally as well or offer the same benefits that natural substrates do? The reason why I ask, is that it seems as though some keepers who come to this forum are scolded for using such a substrate, meanwhile it appears to be acceptable for others to use.



Should wood shavings be used or ditched? What are your thoughts?

   

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