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at Sun May 2 11:33:15 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by -ryan- ]
I was all set with what substrate I was going to use (I think it was millet) before I started reading up on the soil substrates. That's when I started going back and forth and back and forth. When I first started researching on it, you seemed to have a different attitude than you do now. It seemed like you were saying anything besides soil is a bad substrate, and then anyone else I talked to locally that was breeding or raising uromastyx seem to say the opposite. Then I start doing research on uromasyx substrates in general, and the general consensus was sand or millet. So then I decide to do research on mali and wild uros, and it's obvious that they have sand and use burrows. So it's basically everyone's opinion against everyone else's opinion, and I've not had my uro for very long so I have no opinion. So now I'm trying to form an opinion on something, but there's still the dilema of what substrate to use and form my opinion on and all that, so forgive me if I seem to be running in circles with this whole mess!
By the way, my post was misleading in a way. I basically meant that I was a little disappointed in the end results of the soil substrate. I didn't mean I was going to go and take all of the soil out right now and replace it with sand or millet or something. I just meant that in a month or so when I do my substrate changes (mostly the bearded's sand...it seems to be getting dirty by now), I might do sand or millet instead, but then again I might stick with dirt. I still have to get the watering figured out and everything and it's just confusing. I'm supposed to be reading my animals right? Well, here's what I saw. I put my mali uro on soil substrate with some new stacks, and the first day everything was great. She was running around, the soil was still looking and feeling good, and she was a nice eating and pooping machine. The second day, still basically the same, but sort of sinking back into her "normal" self I guess. Then the days after that she's just been eating, and only basking enough that she [bleep]s every other day or so, and recently she hasn't been coming out of her hiding spot to eat or anything. I checked the temps and they're great. The basking spot is the top of her stack that's setup so one side of it is a nice consistent 140, and the other side is about 120, so she can choose between them.
So sorry if I'm a little confused. I've been running around with my bearded dragon who's never been quite right, mainly because of the place I got him from, so I'm still getting rid of parasites, but he's getting much better now so I might have more time to work on the dirt thing.
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RE: updates on soil setup.... - -ryan-, Sun May 2 11:33:15 2004