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Lola's due a clean out tomorrow so my fella went to buy some new substrate. our local pet shop only sells coconut substrate. is this ok or do i need to venture out of my small town to buy some more aspen  thanx xx |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/09/2009 : 21:27:34
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| i dont know about coconut but if you have any kitchen towel or old paper shreddings they work just as well until you can get some aspen |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/09/2009 : 21:56:03
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Originally posted by rose2191
Lola's due a clean out tomorrow so my fella went to buy some new substrate. our local pet shop only sells coconut substrate. is this ok or do i need to venture out of my small town to buy some more aspen thanx xx
The coconut husk stuff?? Is it in brick form? or loose?
The loose stuff should be ok, it's very similar to aspen.
The brick stuff would be ok, but it can be difficult to split apart without water, and damp coco husk would play havoc on a corn.
However, I've not used it for my snakes myself, but have done for 'phibs and it doesn't cause any problems with them.
Someone will correct or agree with me either way. (Hopefully) |
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Posted - 16/09/2009 : 22:05:08
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| its brick, like 1x1cm big. sorry if this is another stupid question but why would i need to break it apart if i use it kehhlyr? xx |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/09/2009 : 22:23:22
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| personally i'd go for paper as substrate till you can get some aspen........ it's cheap, convenient and i use it for the majority of my snakes |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/09/2009 : 22:24:35
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| and i think it's the stuff that you have to soak and it swells up........ increases the humidity far too much for corns |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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eeji
The Morph Master
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/09/2009 : 22:38:51
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oh no that's awful eeji  |
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/09/2009 : 23:35:30
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its brick, like 1x1cm big.
sounds like a oxo cube lol |
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Posted - 17/09/2009 : 09:56:17
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| that settles it then. no snake of mine gets oxo cubes for substrate!! thats horrible eeji def a no go xx thanks everyone xx |
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PunkAsF82
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 17/09/2009 : 11:34:09
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Originally posted by rose2191
its brick, like 1x1cm big.
sounds like a oxo cube lol
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