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Bolitochrome
at Wed Oct 13 22:24:47 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Bolitochrome ]
I use aspen on the back 1/2 near the heat where they like to sit the longest. It is lighter, they can dig down in it, and stays dry back there so it doesn't mold. I like the BPs to stay on a dry substrate as often as possible to reduce the chances of belly rot and other moisture-related conditions.
I use cypress mulch on the front 1/2 of the tub near the "air holes". Here I can keep it moist, the snakes can access it for when they are shedding, and it doesn't mold. So even when the water bowl gets tipped or splashes I don't have to change out the bedding for worry of mold.
I have no problems with stuck sheds, URIs, or rots using this system.
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Lincoln, NE
0.1 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel het Pied, 0.1 Pied, 0.1 Cinn, 1.0 Black Pewter, 1.0 Woma (hidden gene?), 0.1 Yellowbelly
2.0 Normals, 1.0 Thayeri, 0.1 Thayeri X Alterna, 0.1 crazy cat, 1.0 husband
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