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Post by Dave on Jun 6, 2005 11:19:35 GMT
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Post by John Pilling on Jun 6, 2005 15:12:56 GMT
Tiny remind's me of a boa i know very well......
Good pic's Dave, what substrate is that your using? Forest bed or something similar? And is it a good substrate? (zeus is on beach chippings, but i want something that will hold humidity better)
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Post by Dave on Jun 6, 2005 16:07:57 GMT
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Post by lozzer on Jun 6, 2005 19:36:17 GMT
I thought pine chippings were toxic?
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Post by Dave on Jun 6, 2005 22:06:28 GMT
nope, not to my knoledge and ive had my corns on it for over a year  |
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Post by Vicki on Jun 7, 2005 10:56:15 GMT
Pine is very bad for corns and should be avoided at all costs. I dont know about other snakes but it is harmful to corns. Beech, aspen, hemp, newspaper etc are all ok for corns ;D Dave please consider changing it to something else asap  |
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Post by Dave on Jun 7, 2005 13:10:03 GMT
ive gone with what the shop has said is good, but i will look into it more and make sure what is and isnt ok, cheers vicki  |
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Post by Dave on Jun 7, 2005 13:38:52 GMT
i just phoned my shop and he said that the substrate im using is fine and he uses them himself with all of his snakes, i think it is alright as there would've been sighns of problems by now anyway thanks for the advice |
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Post by lozzer on Jun 7, 2005 18:05:14 GMT
Its ok we were just looking over you  |
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Post by Dave on Jun 7, 2005 18:34:13 GMT
yeah no worries i apreciate it |
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Post by Vicki on Jun 8, 2005 8:49:57 GMT
The reason most people will not use pine is because Pine can give off toxic vapours although there are not many cases of it harming reptiles, most people will not take the chance. It is also prone to resin around the knots which may be sticky.
I am not by any means saying dont use it, as many people do. There are a lot of mixed views on it but I just thought I should tell you about it incase you preferred to use something else ;D
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Post by Dave on Jun 8, 2005 9:02:43 GMT
yeah honestly i didnt take it badly but after phoning round im gonna stick with it atleast untill i change the substrate which we'l be a couple of weeks yet |
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Post by John Pilling on Jun 8, 2005 9:58:15 GMT
It's 1 of them that i wouldn't use, but i do know other people have without problems for years, but others who have had problems.
Dave if it's working and theirs no ill effects (laboured breathing, RI, normal poop etc) I wouldn't be to concerned, just bear it in mind as those are usually the first symtoms to crop up when using pine(from what i've reead anyway).
As always tho, i trust your judgment Dave as i know you know what your doing.
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Post by Dave on Jun 8, 2005 10:09:34 GMT
yeah, ive been watching for RI's with tiny as bcis (young) seem to get them so easily! the corns seem to be really happy though and to my knoledge there all healthy, i will be taking tiny to bj herps soon to get everything checked out (noticed a scar on his under belly when i got him which by my guess may be caused by the old owner using a snake hook on him  ) and all others are pretty good! ;D thanks vicki and john for checking it out for me and i always appreciate what you have to say |
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Post by John Pilling on Jun 8, 2005 10:27:35 GMT
I'm always looking into something or other , which is the way i like it as i'm not a foty fan so i need something to talk about down the pub , lol. |
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Post by Dave on Jun 8, 2005 10:49:06 GMT
or bet on ;D |
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Post by John Pilling on Jun 8, 2005 11:20:29 GMT
Yeah, snakes are good for a few pints out of people , mind you a few people get round's in to stop a few of us talking about snakes and f/t food. |
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Post by Dave on Jun 8, 2005 13:34:43 GMT
pints are great but if you remember talkin last week youl know what i mean ;D
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Post by Vicki on Jun 8, 2005 14:05:18 GMT
No probs Dave. I have never used it so im just going from others comments, but if you find it ok then great ;D
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Post by John Pilling on Jun 8, 2005 15:43:53 GMT
Yeah i rember now dave, lol ;D |
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) and all others are pretty good! ;D