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[NorthernRegius.com]

But Dan it's sooo 60's

QUOTE: "Flax seeds are used in money spells. A few can be placed in the pocket, wallet or purse, or a jar should be placed on the alter and a few coins, plus some flax seed added. This should be repeated each day to attract money. A bit of Flax in the shoe wards off poverty."

And I thought Flax was only good for detoxing the body & firghting cancer...
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All the Best- Deb
Me: http://www.myspace.com/hardcoreherper
My snakes: www.NorthernRegius.com

[premierpython]

I use newspaper,always have,always will.
A huge sheet got stuck to a rabbit I fed my burm once when I had her,it passed through no problems at all.

I don't think I could have slept as soundly if it were a piece of aspen or wood shavings (by the way never use shavings containing cedar as it is toxic to snakes) that she would have swallowed.

Mites (lord forbid) are much easier to spot on newspaper too.

I have even taken to building my vivs to suit the size of our local paper!!

Plus it gives my snakes some intellectual stimulation
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Better smeg than dead!

[kronin]

What's everyones thoughts on corn cob granules?

I've enquired about Aspen bedding at my local herp shop but was instead recommended to use the corn cob stuff. I later read conflicting reports, half say its great and is easily passed if ingested but others are against it stating that it swells up and could lead to problems.

Lucky I didn't buy any if the latter is true!

[Lez]

[premierpython]

Hi,again,some folk will differ on this from me for various reasons and experiences they have had.

I have always had good results with WBP ply,coated with several layers of water based low odour quick drying varnish.You can easily recognize this type of varnish,rather than the traditional syrupy golden color with a heavy smell (polyurethane) it has a milky colour and hardly any smell,it dries clear.

Build the viv 1st,dismantle and coat all surfaces and EDGES(very important) and when re assembling take care to seal all the joins with a fungicide free silicone.

The vivs I have built this way are (heavy) very good at retaining humidity and fairly easy to clean.

You need to experiment for yourself and listen to others advice and experiences,like I said what works for one person may not work for another.The methods I have described above work very well for me however.

Happy viv building
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[big_boids_uk]

I use wall lining paper for all of my snakes - comes on a roll, it is nice and thickas well as ultra absorbant. I buy it in boxes of 12 rolls and use the thickest weight they do. More eye pleasing than paper
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[NorthernRegius.com]

Instead of wood for your enclosures, how about melamine? That's what mine are made of, water has no effect & heat doesn't warp it.

Of the people I've seen use wood, they line it with the same material as you would line a shower... quote from an associate below:

"Use plywood, Poly the top and then Water proof wall panelling the rest. It is a thin plastic you can find in Home Depot back by the plexi glass and what not usually. It is around $20.00 dollars for an 8X4 sheet, but it sure beats doing 3-4 coats of Poly and it looks way better."

Best Wishes -Deb
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All the Best- Deb
Me: http://www.myspace.com/hardcoreherper
My snakes: www.NorthernRegius.com

[Mwoxy]

[Lez]

Hey Mark...good to meet you.....I always feed mine in a seperate tank of sorts.....for one he/she knows what's coming and second you don't get your finger bitten off when you take the snakes out the viv...hehehe...i've always found this very successful especially with a difficult feeder, less distractions etc.... plus there's now way he can pick up any substrate coz there's none in there.......what do you think.

Lez

[Scott W]