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I was just wondering about how often does everyone change the substrate in their chondro cages? I've had my chondro only about 3 weeks but his cage is starting to stink pretty bad... i have the coco husk chips and ground stuff... am i maybe keeping this too damp, or is this just common?

I opened the cage to take a picture just now and mist and it just kinda hit me like a truck when i stuck my head halfway in the cage. Any ideas?

Thanks
-Chris

Oh, and here's the pic if anyone's interested. Just thought it was kinda interesting how he was hiding his head... lol

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-Chris

The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?

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N. American Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote
Information on substrates

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Monty)

>>I was just wondering about how often does everyone change the substrate in their chondro cages? I've had my chondro only about 3 weeks but his cage is starting to stink pretty bad... i have the coco husk chips and ground stuff... am i maybe keeping this too damp, or is this just common?
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>>I opened the cage to take a picture just now and mist and it just kinda hit me like a truck when i stuck my head halfway in the cage. Any ideas?
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>>Thanks
>>-Chris
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>>Oh, and here's the pic if anyone's interested. Just thought it was kinda interesting how he was hiding his head... lol
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>>-Chris
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>>The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin
>>
>>A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?
>>
>>My Website
>>N. American Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote
>>Information on substrates
>>
>>Current snakes:
>>0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
>>1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
>>0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
>>0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
>>1.0 Green Tree Python (Monty)

I haven't changed my Biaks yet. I just spot clean every thurs or fri., thats his schedule not mine. The tub never smells other than earthy. I'm currnetly using jungle mix or something like that. Maybe its the coco husk? I don't know if its the moisture as i pour about 16oz. of water in the tub weekly, to help with humidity. Clint
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0.1 Colombian Boa
1.0 Hogg Isle Boa
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
0.1 Argentine Boa
0.0.2 Green Tree Python (Biak & Sorong type)