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corns are cool · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:30 pm Post subject: compost

have any of u guys used compost in corn snake vivs before and have u had any problems (sorry if this is a bad question got told by local shop that i could but just wanted to make shore) thankx john
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lol93 · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject:

Haven't used it in snakes' vivs before, but I would imagine it would be a bit of a hassle. You would need to bake the compost first, to make sure it wasn't carrying any germs or parasites, and it could cause problems at feeding time with impaction.

Corns are fine to keep on newspaper or aspen bedding. Smile

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corns are cool · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:03 pm Post subject:

its been baked and i dont feed in there tank hpe this helps john
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snakes r grreat · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:29 pm Post subject:

Is there a particular reason you want to use compost? If not i would stick with newspaper, aspen or beech chips.

corns are cool · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:17 pm Post subject:

yes my female is pregnant and wonted to make it easier for her to dig and lay her eggs Smile

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Drymarchon32 · Key Member Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 271

Just set up an egg laying box for her, something nice and secluded with some humid moss should do the trick.

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corns are cool · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:10 pm Post subject:

ok thankx for all your help one more qustion is there any way to get a batery operated thermometer to get to 0f thankx again
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snakes r grreat · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:03 am Post subject:

I know you can get battery operated thermometre's from most aquatic centres to use in fish tanks. You should be able to use them for reps too. They normally have a probe that goes in the tank/ viv, then a little screen that goes outside.

Drymarchon32 · Key Member Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 271

Look below this thread, there is a really nice big banner with Thermometers4U written on it. Laughing

I quite like the blue ones, but simple mercury ones work well too
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corns are cool · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject:

ive got one on them just wondering how you can get it back down to 0f thankx sorry if it confuses
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