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 Posted - 19/10/2009 : 15:32:31
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i have a wooden enclosure with sliding glass doors and im currently using aspen as my substrate.
what other substrates can i use that wont harm my corn snake or damage my enclosure that are relativly easy to clean. |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 19/10/2009 : 15:36:10
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| newspaper or beech chippings are the good ones. welcome to the forum btw, you should head on over to introductions and say hi. |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
Website- http://rassnakes.yolasite.com/ |
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Posted - 19/10/2009 : 15:40:37
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| is there any type of soil i cud use? i read somewhere that u cud but i aint too sure if i can |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3796 Posts |
Posted - 19/10/2009 : 15:54:04
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| dont use soil, far too much bacteria and spores. stick to the specially made rep stuff. |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
Website- http://rassnakes.yolasite.com/ |
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lucifer
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
780 Posts |
Posted - 19/10/2009 : 16:30:52
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Aspen is a good substrate, it will allow your snakey to burrow.
Check out this thread it will give you a few different options:
http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1876 |
 
5.2.0 Cornsnakes: Lucien (Amel), Zero Kiryu (Blizzard), Aura (Butter Stripe), Montana (Normal), Edison (Lavender Stripe), Liberty (Hypo Lavender), Orlando (Anery)
2.0.0 Royals: Q & Little One
Twitter: @BlutAura
DeviantART: BlutAura |
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Stumpy
Hatchling
United Kingdom
418 Posts |
Posted - 19/10/2009 : 17:10:13
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| Aspen is O.K. but if anyone in the house has asthma, the dust could be a problem, plus it goes mouldy if left wet. I use beech chippings for all my reptiles. |
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Bilbo
Hatchling
United Kingdom
426 Posts |
Posted - 19/10/2009 : 17:17:30
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| i use aspen on one side of the viv and beech chippings on the other looks really good.. |
  
2 male corns (Bilbo and roger)
1 female corn (lizzie)
2 dogs westies (jock & morag)
5 mirror carp
3 common carp
3 tench
5 gold fish |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
5491 Posts |
Posted - 19/10/2009 : 18:17:58
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i just use shredded paper,its free, easy to get hold of - all my bills and things get used and its easy to dispose of.. fair enough its not the best looking substrate but it does the job  |
2.0 Normal Royal Pythons - Q and Little One
1.0 Chihauhaun Mountain Kingsnake - Simba
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 19/10/2009 : 22:50:30
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thanks for finding my sticky on this topic lucifer, though i'm quite amused that the swear filter has ***'d out 'coarse' and 'prickly' lmfao 
ok i'm almost pmsl about it |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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lucifer
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
780 Posts |
Posted - 20/10/2009 : 03:26:28
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Originally posted by gingerpony
thanks for finding my sticky on this topic lucifer, though i'm quite amused that the swear filter has ***'d out 'coarse' and 'prickly' lmfao
ok i'm almost pmsl about it
Aye was tempted to fix it but it made me smile too |
5.2.0 Cornsnakes: Lucien (Amel), Zero Kiryu (Blizzard), Aura (Butter Stripe), Montana (Normal), Edison (Lavender Stripe), Liberty (Hypo Lavender), Orlando (Anery)
2.0.0 Royals: Q & Little One
Twitter: @BlutAura
DeviantART: BlutAura |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 20/10/2009 : 03:33:02
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| A question Lucifer - why does HannahB only get to list Montana, Edison and Liberty as her snakes but you get to list them and Lucien, Zero and Aura??? xxx |
  
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lucifer
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
780 Posts |
Posted - 20/10/2009 : 03:38:08
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Originally posted by Kellog
A question Lucifer - why does HannahB only get to list Montana, Edison and Liberty as her snakes but you get to list them and Lucien, Zero and Aura??? xxx
Hannah is lazy and waits for me to update her signature for her |
5.2.0 Cornsnakes: Lucien (Amel), Zero Kiryu (Blizzard), Aura (Butter Stripe), Montana (Normal), Edison (Lavender Stripe), Liberty (Hypo Lavender), Orlando (Anery)
2.0.0 Royals: Q & Little One
Twitter: @BlutAura
DeviantART: BlutAura |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
5491 Posts |
Posted - 20/10/2009 : 06:12:28
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Originally posted by lucifer
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Originally posted by Kellog
A question Lucifer - why does HannahB only get to list Montana, Edison and Liberty as her snakes but you get to list them and Lucien, Zero and Aura??? xxx
Hannah is lazy and waits for me to update her signature for her
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oi thats not fair..im not lazy.. can be active when i want to be 
i dont have the technical know-how to sort it myself Kellog.. luke is the one who sorts that..i just take the pretty pictures |
2.0 Normal Royal Pythons - Q and Little One
1.0 Chihauhaun Mountain Kingsnake - Simba
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Posted - 20/10/2009 : 11:01:08
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ok i wont use soil then lol i wanted to make my enclosure look as natural as possible aspen is good but does look crappy
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20/10/2009 : 11:49:47
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| Bear in mind that corns live in hot, quite dry places, not tropical, so soil would be out of place for an authentic setup. Beech and aspen looks good and very natual if used with good decor. |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
Website- http://rassnakes.yolasite.com/ |
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