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As promised I will quote more from Rhacodatylus(2003, Fast, de Vosjoli, Repashy) about the substrate. Let me just say that I think it would be quite a chore to get something like this established with leos.It is much easier with Rhacs, because they prefer room temps, so you are not battling to keep the substrate moist. Ok, so in addition to what I posted below, they go on the say:
"One sign of having achieved boiactivity is that the substrate will appear darker and no longer tend to stick to the hands and objects when wet. This will be de in part to the coating of the substrate particles with bacterial and fungal biofims. To keep the substrate active it should be kept moistened(never soggy) except for the very surface layer....Daily light spraying and light watering once weekly will help maintain proper substrate moisture. A healthy bioactive substrate will be odorless except for a sweet rich earthy smell. We have kept crested and giant geckos on bioactive substrates with no substrate replacement fo more than two years."
This is pretty cool stuff in my opinion...I plan to try to establish this in my multi-species tank when I set it up.
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Bill DiFabio
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"The poetry that comes from the squaring off between,
And the circling is worth it.
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I bought a Yellow phase Tremper albino from you last July and he is doing great, but one thing, he is on a hunger strike right now and I am not really concerned, but how long could this go on? He now would be around 10 months old, 60g, healthy, somewhat active, curious, and poops about every three days. He still eats, but very little. Any thoughts?
I didn't mean to hi-jack your post, but your a tough man to get ahold of. I spoke with you about him before several months ago on the phone. You sold and shipped him to me here in Asheville, NC, remember Thanks

Hey Darryl,
I got your email, but my comp. crashed before I could reply...it was a mess, I was offline for 3 days...lol. I'm going to send you a message through the link up top, but send me an email again so I have it.
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Bill DiFabio
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"The poetry that comes from the squaring off between,
And the circling is worth it.
Finding beauty in the dissonance." - Maynard James Keenan

Your email came back with this response:

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Please advise. I sent you a message through the link above to member azteclizard.

Thanks again

use the email link in my name below.
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Bill DiFabio
Garden State Herpetoculture...website to follow...
Email Me
"The poetry that comes from the squaring off between,
And the circling is worth it.
Finding beauty in the dissonance." - Maynard James Keenan

That's neat...lol I would think that a substrate like that would create too much humidity for leos though anyway.
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Christina

1.3.1 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)

-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)

-0.0.1 albino (supposed Tremper)(Spitfire)

-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

1.0 Australian Shepherd/Cattle dog cross (Foster)

If it's not too much trouble...? I'd love to try this. Someone mentioned that they had supers living in their leo's substrate. I wonder if this is how they did it.

You might still have my information from when I bought the purple spotted leo from you. (By the way, he's become quite the stud with the ladies. LOL!) If not, I'll send you an email.