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So my female BRB is still pregnant. This is the 5-5.5 month mark now. I have a smaller rubbermade box in her cage with a papertowl bottom. I have some aspen I use in all my corn snake cages, would it be worth putting some in that smaller box? I was just wondering if she would like to have that in there. She is always going in the box, so what do you think?
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1.1 Motley het butter corns
0.1 Snow corn
0.1 Okeetee corn
1.0 Anery mutt corn
0.1 Stripe Ghost corn
0.1 Amelanistic corn het carmel
2.1 Colombian Redtails
1.0 Hypo Colombian redtail
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Anery Kenyan sand boa
0.1 Normal Kenyan sand boa

Mine love dropping the babies in the damp moss box. An inch of damp peat moss (kinda like dirt) and another inch of damp green moss. She will want to put hem in a nice damp spot so they won't dry out.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
14.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

is that just the same moss you get from Lowes?
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1.1 Motley het butter corns
0.1 Snow corn
0.1 Okeetee corn
1.0 Anery mutt corn
0.1 Stripe Ghost corn
0.1 Amelanistic corn het carmel
2.1 Colombian Redtails
1.0 Hypo Colombian redtail
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 Anery Kenyan sand boa
0.1 Normal Kenyan sand boa

Have not bought any from lowes but probably is the same.

I have bought 25 lb bales from:
outsidepride.com/store/product.php?productid=16329&cat=264&page=1

Just found a cheaper source I was going to try:
www.mossproducts.com/pricesheet.html
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
14.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Had been meaning to get pics to show them and this was a good excuse:

I use a sterilite 1754 sweaterbox for my damp moss boxes. I cut two access holes. Note the holes are "U"
shaped so if multiple sections of snake are going throiugh at same time, it can lift the lid if necessary.
I had two kinda stuck one time with a round hole. One had it's body going both in and out while a second also
was going in one direction for a total of three body widths at the same time. They probably woulda been fine
and worked it out on their own but I didn't like it so I opened the top of the holes to the current "U" shape.

With the top removed you can see the green moss and the "U" shaped holes in the sides. I only use an inch of
green moss but it does expand to about two inches when damp.

Pulled up the corner of the moss to show the layer of peat moss
underneath. This serves two purposes, adds mass for water and heat retention and provides a bit of drainage
for when they urinate. They will urinate and deficate in the box. I pull the solids and replace the entire
contents about monthly give or take depending on circumstances. For example, they will go longer between
changes right now with no food intake.

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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
14.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

hope u got a camera ready for slimey birth pics!!!!

GOOD LUCK!