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RE: Update on dirt test, updated again,

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Posted by: FR at Mon May 27 08:28:37 2013   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]  
   

Great question, and I am not sure this test can actually reveal how they use feces to make their territory. Which is what most snakes and lizards do.



The reason is, They must have a system large enough to support that.



Right now, I am getting a real response to soil. They have been down for ten days, only to come up to eat, then go to heat for a short period, then back to the burrows.



We know or think we know why they have that nose, but we tend to forget or dismiss how important it may be to them.



With varanids, having a suitable home shelter is of prime importance. A wide temp range, deep substrate, allowed for a complete change and total improvement with captive results.



With snakes, they are much more tolerant to how much they need to keep reproducing. But that has no bearing on what they actually want.



Ok, off to the land of hogs, best wishes


   

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