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RE: Best burrow-holding substrate mix?

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Posted by: Crimsonwolf1313 at Sun Mar 18 12:31:38 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Crimsonwolf1313 ]  
   

I use a mixture of 50% wood mulch mix (mostly redwood because that's whats avalible here) and 50% beast-a-bed or other coconut husk like material, this helps keep up humidity and holds a burrow very nicely.

As for the min and max temps it varys from species to speices, as so from individual animal, some like it hotter then the recomened temp and some like it cooler. I know with blues they like a reg temp of 85 in the basking with a 115 spot, and it tends to drop to around 70-75 at night... lower in the winter. someone else will have to add on for the Colubinan, Arg B&W and the Reds as i don't know too much on them.
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