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sfaoldguy
at Sat Jun 24 15:12:30 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by sfaoldguy ]
The potting soil I use is really nothing more than top soil... It dries very fast under the light in there and stays very dry... I saw some comments about aspen shavings sometimes causing resporatory problems and intestinal problems if swallowed so I avoided it...
I have only had the black rat snake a few days, but he seems to like to burrow under the soil... If he isn't there, he is balled up on a branch I have in there...
The only problem with the soil is when it comes to cleaning because I have to break out the water hose and stuff... I really just want to make the environment as natural as possible...
I heard some people talking about using moss as bedding and that they really liked it and I wanted to see if spanish moss is good too cause it is a lot cheaper than the specific reptile moss you buy at the pet store...
If it is good stuff, I plan on keeping the soil as the main substrate and putting a good pile of the moss in a corner for the snakes to burrow under and or lay on...
Thanks for the comment...
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- substrate - sfaoldguy, Sat Jun 24 08:46:05 2006
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RE: substrate - sfaoldguy, Sat Jun 24 15:12:30 2006