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25-Nov-06, 09:54 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Kent, United Kindom Age: 19 | | | Jungle and coastal enviroment history
hi . i was wondering what part of queensland does the rock hampton coastal come from? i know the jungle carpet python comes from the jungle so a slighty moist wet substrate will be good for that but does the coastal come from a moist wet background cause i want to know what substrate it will like. i currently have a coastal but gonna keep a jungle in the same cage with it. dont mention about them being in the same cage cause im not interested. i just want to know what substrate would be good for both of them.
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25-Nov-06, 09:57 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Alexandria - Sydney Gender:  | | | | Don't do moist substrate you'll give them scale rot.
Just use newspaper, humidty around 40-50% and bring it up to around 60% for shedding. |
25-Nov-06, 09:58 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: CQ | | | | Rockhampton Coastal, would be named after its locality, Rockhampton, which is in Central QLD north east Australia.
Its a mostly dry area around Rockhampton, with a few areas of wet forrest.......
Keep it like you would keep any Coastal
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25-Nov-06, 09:59 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: dalby Age/Gender: 17 | | | | i keep my coastal and hypo coastal in the same tank and there substrate is a payper pellet type thing and they like to bury them self in it so u could use that |
25-Nov-06, 10:01 PM
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29-Nov-06, 02:55 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Kent, United Kindom Age: 19 | | | | ok. im happy i know what rpckhampton area is like cause i couldnt find out. will a jungle care if the substrate is woodchips though?
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29-Nov-06, 09:35 AM
|  | Willia6 fan Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: Victoria Gender: | | | | Woodchips are fine, as long as the snake is off the floor.
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05-Dec-06, 08:02 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Kent, United Kindom Age: 19 | | | | i shouldnt of posted this thread. scale rot and make sure thr snake doesnt go on the floor... whatever you say...
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05-Dec-06, 08:26 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: May-06 Location: QLD Age/Gender: 33  | | | | Stick to good old newspaper as substrate, wood chips can cause problems at feed time. Your jungle doesnt need a damp wet substate because it WILL cause scale rot. |
05-Dec-06, 09:03 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Warwick, QLD | | | really, the only things that change from python to python, be it Bredli or Diamond, is the temps and the humidity. Paper is the best and easiest substrate to use for all pythons (so i am led to believe)... i hope that made sense... i dont know if i conveyed my message very clearly 
What Kyro means when he says the wood chips could cause problems at feeding time, its in regards to the snake ingesting them and causing intestinal problems with the snake.
When you say wood chips, do you mean exactly that (small chunks of wood) or do you mean more of a "sawdusty" type substrate?
Also, in regards to keeping them in the same enclosure, it is probably best not to ---> to reduce the risk of injury and/or health issues.
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05-Dec-06, 09:20 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Wish it was in bed. | | | | Why aska question if you're not going to take any of the advice????
Second problem with a rough pointy substrate like woodchips is the risk of punctures or damage to your snake's cloaca when urinating/defecating. Another would be the risk of introducing parasites into your ecosystem.
See this is why you guys suck at cricket. People tell you catch the ball, you decide to do your own take on the advice - drop it - people tell you guys to bowl at the stumps, and the ball ends up at second slip - without touching the bat.
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06-Dec-06, 11:37 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Kent, United Kindom Age: 19 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by junglist*  Why aska question if you're not going to take any of the advice????
Second problem with a rough pointy substrate like woodchips is the risk of punctures or damage to your snake's cloaca when urinating/defecating. Another would be the risk of introducing parasites into your ecosystem.
See this is why you guys suck at cricket. People tell you catch the ball, you decide to do your own take on the advice - drop it - people tell you guys to bowl at the stumps, and the ball ends up at second slip - without touching the bat. | nre 808 thanks for the mature response. the other guy who was on about cricket...whatever lol i dont even watch that rubbish sport. i am thinking about the newspaper idea but it makes the enclouser look really dull and boring. i use the bigger woodchips stuff aswel and i dont have a problem feeding them cause i take them out when feeding...
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06-Dec-06, 11:38 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Kent, United Kindom Age: 19 | | | | about the moist substrate... is it ok to have a sepreate bowl in the viv with damp woodchips in? i heard jungles like to sit down for a few hours and soak up some water in them.
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06-Dec-06, 11:45 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Wish it was in bed. | | | | you'd be better off with a hide with damp sphagmun moss (or similar in it) Woodchips will damage your snake's cloaca.
Big water bowl, newspaper or butchers paper. You could try laying marine carpet over the top if you dont like the look of it, or smallish aquarium pebbles, But the newspaper is easiest to clean and wil do no damage to your snake.
Irrespective of what you think looks good, the first piece of advice is always FIRST DO NO HARM.
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06-Dec-06, 11:51 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Country NSW Age/Gender: 37 | | | | fake grass looks OK. I just put newspaper under it to help soak up any spills. Also a large water bowl will give the snake something to bathe in, instead of damp substrate.
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