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el_toro
at Sat Sep 13 11:52:00 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by el_toro ]
I haven't been able to find organic sterile potting soil to use as the substrate (and am too lazy to bake the unsterile stuff), so I've had Leeloo on paper towels for a couple of months. The advantages you've mentioned are quite valid. There's also not the concern of mold.
Problems exist as well. It tends to slip and rumple when I'm cleaning poo out, leaving lots of hidey holes for crickets to disappear into. It's also rather ugly. My cage is tall, so I can't get to the bottom corners (even with tweezers) without pulling everything out. The dark poo sits like poo-beacons on the white paper.
All in all, it's fine. And it's much easier to clean out.
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Torey
1.0 Uromastyx Geyri (Arthur)
0.1 Anolis Carolinensis (Leeloo)
1.0 Betta Splendens (Mr. Miagi)
1.1 Felis Domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)
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RE: how many of you use paper for substrate? - el_toro, Sat Sep 13 11:52:00 2003