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25-Oct-06, 11:26 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Brisbane | | |  FAQ:Best substrate for pythons
i thaught id start this thread so i could out once and for all what the best substrate for a python (or any other snake) really is. iv bin to many different reptile stores, breeders and pet shops only to end up even more confused about the topic, so can any one post their ideas to settle this for me. some of the substrate i have bin given are , bark, aquarium gravel, news papper, kitty litter (pews papper), fake sheets of grass, and finally those sheets of cloth that are made for reptiles. any ideas would be great |
25-Oct-06, 11:29 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: yarra valley Melbourne Age: 27 | | | | i find the fish substrate to be good i try and clean it thourougly every couple of months and let it dry out in the sun! i want to try those fake sheets of grass though, how did u find them? |
25-Oct-06, 11:32 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23  | | | | paper is best. |
25-Oct-06, 11:32 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Brisbane | | | | as yet i have not tryed any of them but iv bin told that pythons can swallow the gravel when they drag their food in and can scratch their cloaika ( the thing that hangs down when they poop) as the fake grass is made of shreded plastic and can be quit sharp |
25-Oct-06, 11:33 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: yarra valley Melbourne Age: 27 | | | | hmmm yeah paper is best but its not the prettiest |
25-Oct-06, 11:36 PM
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25-Oct-06, 11:36 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Brisbane | | | | thats another thing im trying to find out what can i use that works well and still looks pritty |
25-Oct-06, 11:37 PM
|  | Sapere aude Sponsor | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: ACT | | | | Marine carpet is a bit of a fav, so long as you dont mind giving it a scrub and hosing it out every so often
Newspaper is nice and fast as far as clean up goes |
25-Oct-06, 11:38 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Melbourne Age: 23 | | | | i have heard some good things about marine carpet (carpet that is used on boats) u just have 2 pieces so that while one is being cleaned the other can be put in enclosure. |
25-Oct-06, 11:41 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Brisbane | | | | thats the sheets of cloth i mentioned at the start but couldnt think of the name thanks kali |
25-Oct-06, 11:43 PM
| | Sapere aude Sponsor | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: ACT | | | | yeah no hassles man |
26-Oct-06, 05:40 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-03 Location: NSW Age/Gender: 52  | | | | Definitely newspaper as it doesnt cost, easy to clean and the pythons cant swallow. You could try butchers paper
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26-Oct-06, 06:45 AM
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26-Oct-06, 06:54 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: nsw ,sydney | | | | well ive been using a substrate made of ground up nuts, it looks like red desert sand almost and isnt toxic for snakes so if they accidently swallow some they should be good. ill try and find out what its called. |
26-Oct-06, 06:56 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: nsw ,sydney | | | | oh and btw i know they should be good as sometimes my snake has gotten the sand in his mouth during feeding...
and nothing happened just went about his business and the substrate was passed on. | | |
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