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i want to put cpyress mulch in my ball pythons cage that i have in my mon itors cage, or do i have to by a new thing,

plz help can i just put it in a bath tub with boiling water bake it

thanks tom
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tom

1.1 bearded dragons
1.0 black rough neck monitor
0.1 ball python
1.0 black lab
0.1 dal. terrior

NEXT reptile is gunna be one of the following!
1.0 columbian red-tail boa(pastel)

at the show look for a 15 yr old boy where a hat that says

NARBC 2005!
HERPS RULE!
(MAYBE WITH BDKING15 UNDER THAT)COPYRIGHT BY (BDKING15)

go to home depot and buy new bag of mulch for 3 bucks, it would be too much of a pain to do that for something that is so readily available and cheap.
good luck
scott

all they say to me is go to the plant section, i go tyhey go we only have cedar now, when do you get cypress, huhhh during the summer during the summer i go we get it during the winter. i give up. so i bough 2 bags for 50 bucks from my reptile place.

ill keep trying to get it for cheaper

thanks

tom
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tom

1.1 bearded dragons
1.0 black rough neck monitor
0.1 ball python
1.0 black lab
0.1 dal. terrior

NEXT reptile is gunna be one of the following!
1.0 columbian red-tail boa(pastel)

at the show look for a 15 yr old boy where a hat that says

NARBC 2005!
HERPS RULE!
(MAYBE WITH BDKING15 UNDER THAT)COPYRIGHT BY (BDKING15)

$50 wow

Why not use newspaper for the pythons and dirt for the monitors? It is basically free.
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Ed

There are chameleons, pythons, and monitors in my jungle room.

Hey DrzRider, Is dirt from outside good? Or does it need to be cleaned(i dunno how you clean dirt.. LOL).. I have my sav monitor on woodchips and I don't like it one bit but I can't get my hands on anything right now because it's all $75.. I tried to get what you're using and it was $150 in all, just for 2 bags.. I was like holy crap! no way!
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1.0 Savannah Monitor - Artimus
2.0 Emerald Swift - Jesus, unnamed
1.0 Baby veiled Cham - Sir August De Winter 1-20-05 RIP
1.0 Green Iguana - King Arthur
1.0 Rose-hair tarantula - Bill
1.0 Basilisk - Adam
0.1 Water Dragon - Lady

$150 !!!!!!!!!! WOW
That is not the same stuff I use then. I get the really cheap dirt and sand. The bag does not say mulch or cypress or anything like that.

I would use yard dirt as long as it is not mostly clay. I would get the large chunks of sticks, bark, leaves, or what ever out of it and then dump it into the cage. I have heard of people putting the dirt into an oven and cooking it at 350 degrees to kill any parasites or bugs. Personally, I think that is overkill.

Is there no Lowes, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, or anything like that around where you live? If there is ask them for plain topsoil and play sand. If not I would try your yard dirt.
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Ed

There are chameleons, pythons, and monitors in my jungle room.

I went to LOWES and HOME DEPOT, same thing.. I was like there's no way in hades that can be right! they were like sorry, afraid so.. It's these alabama hicks, i can't say much because i've been here for 10 years, lol. If you're goin down the highway they charged $300 to toe your car half a mile, horrible.
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1.0 Savannah Monitor - Artimus
2.0 Emerald Swift - Jesus, unnamed
1.0 Baby veiled Cham - Sir August De Winter 1-20-05 RIP
1.0 Green Iguana - King Arthur
1.0 Rose-hair tarantula - Bill
1.0 Basilisk - Adam
0.1 Water Dragon - Lady

hmm.. it just rained.. would now be the best time to go get some? So you're saying I shouldn't put it in the oven/grill to kill any parasites or anything? I want to have the best for him but it's either way too expensive or I don't know how to properly sanitize it.. lol.. such a pickle..
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1.0 Savannah Monitor - Artimus
2.0 Emerald Swift - Jesus, unnamed
1.0 Baby veiled Cham - Sir August De Winter 1-20-05 RIP
1.0 Green Iguana - King Arthur
1.0 Rose-hair tarantula - Bill
1.0 Basilisk - Adam
0.1 Water Dragon - Lady

Some of the other posters here say that as long as the monitor is healthy there is no need to steralize the dirt. The micro organisms in the dirt help to break down the fecal matter. The cage still needs to be spot cleaned everytime the sav. goes to the bathroom though.

There are some previouse posts on the forum that show different keepers opinions on the subject.

Good Luck,
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Ed

There are chameleons, pythons, and monitors in my jungle room.

thanks..

I'm going to head to K-mart, the last place that's available. I'm going to see if I can find what you said to get and if I can't then the dirt will be the last resort. I'm headin out now, i'll post when i get back.

thanks again.
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1.0 Savannah Monitor - Artimus
2.0 Emerald Swift - Jesus, unnamed
1.0 Baby veiled Cham - Sir August De Winter 1-20-05 RIP
1.0 Green Iguana - King Arthur
1.0 Rose-hair tarantula - Bill
1.0 Basilisk - Adam
0.1 Water Dragon - Lady

Well, I didn't make it to wal-mart. My car broke down right in the driveway and I had to stay home. It's getting fixed tomorrow morning so i'll get it tomorrow.
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1.0 Savannah Monitor - Artimus
2.0 Emerald Swift - Jesus, unnamed
1.0 Baby veiled Cham - Sir August De Winter 1-20-05 RIP
1.0 Green Iguana - King Arthur
1.0 Rose-hair tarantula - Bill
1.0 Basilisk - Adam
0.1 Water Dragon - Lady