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I am interested in getting one of these guys soon. And I was wondering what is the best substrate for them that would not cause impaction but still look natural. I will be getting a hatchling.

My personal preference is to keep hatchlings on brown Kraft Paper. I use the 40# weight.

I kept my hatchlings on paper, then when i put them on dirt they started to eat more, they grew a lot faster, and gained weight a lot faster. So my opinion is dirt-top soil. Dont have it dry, and dont have it wet, have it so it can hold burrows. This is a tricky process that takes a few weeks to get it down. So try to make the dirt so it isn't wet, but it is moist enough to hold burrows without collapsing. If you are really thinking about doing dirt i would look back on our discusions about dirt.
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Mike
1.1.1 maliensis (Spike, Marshmellow, Hummer)
1.1 acanthinurus-werneri (Mongas, LS)
0.1 ornata (Chubs)
0.1 Pit Bull/German Shephard/Lab/ect. mix (Kodak) - looks like an over grown toco bell dog.

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Thanks for the replys everyone. I found a place called Vern's Topsoils may be getting the soil from them. They have quite a veriety of soils they sel for gardening and landscaping. Thanks agian. Your info helps.