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forlanrules · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:46 pm Post subject: Substrate

Out of curiosity what do all you snake owners use as substrate in your vivs? and what would you consider the best? Confused

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mark · Captivebred Communist Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 1063

news paper id like to use wood chippings of some sort but ive been advised from a few people of getting mites shortly after using it so im sticking with news paper
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Dan · Captivebred Communist Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Posts: 1306

This is one of those questions you can't answer with any one substrate. It depends what you want animal you want it for, how much work you want to put in and how much you want to spend.

I use a combination of flax and coconut husk as it keep humidity well, although i often confuse bits of husk with mites.

Incidentally it doesnt matter what substrate you use, if you are going to get snake mites it is from infested snakes or vivs. The mites you get in certain substrates, while they don't look great, don't feed on your snakes. There is only one that feeds on snakes blood.
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mark · Captivebred Communist Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 1063

personally though id rather not have any mites good or bad but everyone to there own ill stick with news paper myself
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Martinh · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:51 pm Post subject:

My dumerils is currently in a nice natural-ish viv and i m using a top soil mixed with play sand, with a top layer of aspen ive had no problems with cleaning, mites or anything else for that matter, newspaper while practical is just plain ugly.Considering she's my only snake i dont have any reason to keep her in a plain viv.

forlanrules · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:15 pm Post subject:

i have a royal and i use bark chippings but they get in the snakes water and well everywhere! i just wanted to hear what every1 uses to give me a few ideas as to what would be easier to manage, and maybe look good.
Has any1 ever used or thought of a soft astro-turf or fake grass kind of substrate?
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mark · Captivebred Communist Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 1063

astro turf is very hard to clean Wink

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forlanrules · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:37 pm Post subject:

How do you mean? i thought it would be easier to clean?
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forlanrules · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:58 pm Post subject:

How do you mean? i thought it would be easier to clean?
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RoyalCrazy · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 944

I use Aspen.