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22-Apr-04, 10:25 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Melbourne O>I>G>L Souly! | | | | What is B.C?
I use marine carpet as my preferred substrate, as easy as newspaper but much better aesthetically. |
23-Apr-04, 07:22 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Newcastle, NSW | | | I love seeing people carry on with tradition Phil. What is BC indeed!!! 
Simon Archibald |
23-Apr-04, 08:38 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | Marine carpet? What reptile lives on a boat?
Heres my opinion. I use BC in my herps and rats.
I dont really like the plastic carpet. It looks so artificial and stark.
Perhaps they should manufacture BC in different colours.
I love tradition too but it has no place in the care of captive animals as most traditional methods were harsh, cruel and barbaric. We do learn from them though.
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23-Apr-04, 09:21 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: Brisbane | | | | marine carpet all the way!!!! no mess looks better easy to maintain safer i dont see the any reson to use messy pebbles/sand/bc you just making an extra job for your self!!......hey but thats what i think anway
there is difernt styles and colours of marine carpet any how from plastic to material (the material is my choice as it dosnt look to fake) |
23-Apr-04, 09:23 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender:  | | | | Apart from aesthetics, what does Breeders Choice have over newspaper? Is there any benefits involved? easier to clean? I'm interested in why you'd go to the extra expense? I'm not bagging this at all, don't get me wrong, I'm interested in why it could be benefitial. I personally agree it does look better than newspaper. |
23-Apr-04, 09:28 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: Brisbane | | | | there is no reason at all that i can see for the use of breeders choice over marine carpet or news paper both of witch are safer/cleaner/easyer |
23-Apr-04, 09:42 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: | | | | How do you clean your marine carpet, stupid question I know! Better still, what do you use to clean your enclosures? I know pine products are a no-no....but what do you use? I'm interested..... |
23-Apr-04, 09:57 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: Brisbane | | | | very very diluted disenfectant and elbow greas
what i do is have 2 bits of marine carpet cut out for each cage
during feeding i take out the soiled one and put in the clean one the soiled one then gets disenfected/hossed and put on the line to dry ready for next feed when i will repet the process very easy very simple very neat |
23-Apr-04, 10:34 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: | | | | sounds good...I might look into the marine carpet. Shouldn't bother the snake as she's up in the branches the majority of the time.....cool,thanks |
23-Apr-04, 10:42 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-03 Location: Brisbane | | | | Breeders Choice = win, especially with large collections. I use a spoon/dustpan to scoop out the offending area. Takes 30 seconds. Every 2-3 months, replace the lot.
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23-Apr-04, 10:47 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Newcastle, NSW | | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by peterescue I love tradition too but it has no place in the care of captive animals as most traditional methods were harsh, cruel and barbaric. We do learn from them though. | Hey "Upbeat Pete", lighten up. The tradition I was referring too is that every time Breeder's Choice is mentioned in a thread, Phil chimes in with the line "What is BC?"  <--- just for you
Simon Archibald |
23-Apr-04, 10:51 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Newcastle, NSW | | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by peterescue Marine carpet? What reptile lives on a boat?
Heres my opinion. I use BC in my herps and rats.
I dont really like the plastic carpet. It looks so artificial and stark.
Perhaps they should manufacture BC in different colours. | Where in nature might I find recycled newspaper pellets?
As for different colours of BC, I use food dye, sprayed on with a spray bottle and then dried in the sun (during summer) or baked in the oven (during winter).
Simon Archibald |
23-Apr-04, 10:52 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | I used to have a reputation for being grumpy.
Friend(similar disposition) and I were taking a break from the forge one day and saw an add for a circus for sale,. we quipped about buying it until the hammerman said we could call it The Grumpiest Show on Earth.
I know, Phils comment is the tradition. I thought boat comments might give a hint to my real thoughts though.
Rule,. never post before morning coffee.
Peter
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23-Apr-04, 01:28 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-04 Location: QLD soon to be KY, US for 3mths! Age/Gender: 23  | | | | I use marine carpeting now too. I tried BC but my python didn't appear to like it. He wouldn't kum out while BC was on the ground. Plain newspaper he was fine with, maybe he just didn't like the feel of it? |
23-Apr-04, 01:30 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | What sort of boat do you have ella?
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