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nickyff
Yearling
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 Posted - 12/01/2012 : 23:50:22
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ive read different ideas about this, and wondered what the consensus would be in here?
ive got aspen down in sharon's viv, but its more a 'sprinkling' as i read that too much on the heatmat can mess up the temps as it insulates. shes only 6months so only tiny poops means i don't really need to use too much. but then ive just read somewhere that one of the purposes of substrate is so they can burrow into it. sharon is quite a shy snake and would probably like to bury herself, if i did put in more, what sort of depth are we talking? and what about the heat problem?
i also need to know about how much to put in with the bigger snakeys- our new fambly members- especially since punkin (3 ft male) was on the sofa earlier and did the stop, stare, tail-lift, take THAT! performance, and oh-my-golly it was HUGE. im going to need aspen by the bucketload to absorb poops like that on a regular basis!! (assuming he isnt going to always wait til he comes out of the viv to go on my sofa/snake toilet, and might actually poo on his own sofa now and then)
phew- long post, sorry!
opinions/advice plaese?
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and you thought there was no such thing as a stupid question....
1.2.0 corns: captain haddock, sharon the tiddler and Darling Debbie. plus 0.2.0 cali kings: spot and Numpty... not forgetting the delightful Miss Lovely-Gonzalez-La-Poop apricot pueblan milk snake, and we all miss the Lodger who thought he was a cobra....
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 13/01/2012 : 00:08:47
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| The idea is to give them enough to dig in but put it a bit thinner over the heat mat. Its not exact science though, the snake will move it out the way to get to the heat. My lot always push all the substrate out of their hides so I just bung it in and leave them to sort it out. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3556 Posts |
Posted - 13/01/2012 : 09:04:43
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| I usually put just a sprinkling over the heatmat, more around the edges and over cables to absorb anything deposited there. Then over the rest of the vivs I have it about an inch deep for the adults. The corns are pretty good about keeping it where it's supposed to be. The hoggies are a nightmare and usually move loads into their warm hides and I keep having to pull it out again |
4.1.0 corns - Izzy (Carolina) Alice (Amel) Peanut (Butter Motley) Swayze (Ghost) Carmellia (Butter Motley)
0.1.0 cat - Kizzy
1.0.0 Dog - Dobbie
Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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smiffy89
Hatchling
United Kingdom
342 Posts |
Posted - 13/01/2012 : 12:38:05
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| personally i stopped placing certain amount in areas as my snakes just re-arranged it an hour or so after ,i think the best thing is to put just enough in to retain any no.1's or 2's |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 13/01/2012 : 12:42:18
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i have quite a bit of substrate at the cool end bowt 2.5 cms as sonny is a big burrower
and about 1cm at the warm end cos she burrows up the warm end too :P |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 13/01/2012 : 14:14:48
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| Mine all push and shove it to where they want it so it makes no difference what I put in!! |
Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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nickyff
Yearling
507 Posts |
Posted - 13/01/2012 : 22:19:00
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okay, thanks for replies- I'll keep it a thin sprinkle over the mat and put some deeper at the cool end and see what she does with it.
my OH claims to have seen a tv programme where kids were given snakes to hold and the snakes had little 'nappy' things round their bums to catch any pooops!!! i googled snake nappies and didnt come up with anyhting. anybody heard of this? or is he just winding me up again? |
and you thought there was no such thing as a stupid question....
1.2.0 corns: captain haddock, sharon the tiddler and Darling Debbie. plus 0.2.0 cali kings: spot and Numpty... not forgetting the delightful Miss Lovely-Gonzalez-La-Poop apricot pueblan milk snake, and we all miss the Lodger who thought he was a cobra....
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 13/01/2012 : 22:33:33
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Originally posted by nickyff
okay, thanks for replies- I'll keep it a thin sprinkle over the mat and put some deeper at the cool end and see what she does with it.
my OH claims to have seen a tv programme where kids were given snakes to hold and the snakes had little 'nappy' things round their bums to catch any pooops!!! i googled snake nappies and didnt come up with anyhting. anybody heard of this? or is he just winding me up again?
Me thinks he needs a large spool!!  |
Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 13/01/2012 : 22:52:29
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| lightning goes everywhere under the saspen so i keep it quite deep and thinner in the hides and over the mat, i have a top opening terraimium and midnight it nosey so clears a space at the front to sit and watch the world go by. depends on your and your snakes preference, i dont thing theres a wrong or right way. |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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