Saw this on kingsnake..... i have a baby water monitor and a 2/5 year old savannah..... has anybody used this stuff or does anybody have any knowledge of it and how it would work with those 2 monitors?? thanks in advance brent
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17 BP
2 GTP
3 Chameleons
6 Beardies
1 Crested
2 Huskies
1 blue and gold macaw
1 african grey
1 patternless albino Burmese
2 Reticulated pythons (*purple and lav. albino tiger)
1 savannah monitor ("Spike"
6 treefrogs
2 Brazilian Rainbow boas *(GF named them prince and princess)
1 live in gf lol
= Busy House
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Zoomeds Excavator???
burnziesballs8
Oct 23, 2007 10:26 PM
Replies (11)
ChadLane
Oct 23, 2007 11:37 PM
It sucks.
Use dirt.
daniel1983
Oct 24, 2007 10:21 AM
Not only is it like a rock hard unbreathable clay material after it gets wet...
At around $8-$9 for 10 pounds, getting the proper amount to fill an enclosure for a sav and a water monitor would cost you a small fortune.
MikesMonitors
Oct 24, 2007 10:35 AM
That stuff looks like the baseball diamond dirt, why buy it in small bags?
Mike
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burnziesballs8
Oct 24, 2007 02:36 PM
hey guys thank ya very much.... saved me money and it'll be betterfor the monitors so thanks.... mike can you send me more pics of your cage? it looks amazing and any tips on how you did that would be great.... i'm looking for a trough now but can't find one anywhere. So thanks again.
brent
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17 BP
2 GTP
3 Chameleons
6 Beardies
1 Crested
2 Huskies
1 blue and gold macaw
1 african grey
1 patternless albino Burmese
2 Reticulated pythons (*purple and lav. albino tiger)
1 savannah monitor ("Spike"
6 treefrogs
2 Brazilian Rainbow boas *(GF named them prince and princess)
1 live in gf lol
= Busy House
jburokas
Oct 24, 2007 03:44 PM
Mike - you are dead on! It's essentially red clay and dirt mix just the same as baseball infield dirt. Heavy clay is not a good varanid substrate. It doesn't let air through.
MikesMonitors
Oct 24, 2007 05:22 PM
Here you go, the photos speak for themselves.
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MikesMonitors
Oct 24, 2007 05:24 PM
A few more.
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delaneycolubrids
Oct 25, 2007 03:39 AM
Mike I was wondering how you change that much dirt on a regular basis or do you? Just wondering
Thanks
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Josh Delaney
Delaney Colubrids
MikesMonitors
Oct 25, 2007 08:16 AM
Josh
That is the great thing about Jobiensis, they deficate in their water basin 99% of the time. Daily cleaning their water basin equals the substrate never needs changing!
Back in the early 90's I maintained a pretty large and diverse collection of Varanids, from Prasinus to Cumingi and a bunch in between. At that time I found that adding (by accident) some Pill bugs, Milipedes and Centipedes they do a great job cleaning any fecal matter that I missed during daily spot cleanings! I call these lil guys my "work horses"!
After a short while their numbers level out according to food available, and a mini eco system evolves.
Mike
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MikesMonitors
Oct 25, 2007 09:55 AM
np
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delaneycolubrids
Oct 25, 2007 10:02 PM
Thanks I love him hes great!
Thanks again
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Josh Delaney
Delaney Colubrids
