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Post by cornsnakefanatic on Oct 22, 2006 22:38:43 GMT
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Post by Shrimply on Oct 28, 2006 12:04:51 GMT
lovely snake.
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Post by mourne on Oct 29, 2006 13:34:08 GMT
George is beautiful. Can i ask what type of substrate you are using, it sure is colourful?
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Post by John Pilling on Oct 29, 2006 23:24:50 GMT
Excellant snake, esspecially since the shed.
I am hopeing that the substrate is some sort of carpet or astroturf and not sand. Sand has a few issues and isn't recomended at all for any snake.
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Post by cornsnakefanatic on Oct 30, 2006 13:06:50 GMT
Yes it is sand, but I am now using pine shavings, my mom got the sand and i didnt have the money to get different so I used it for about a week.
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Post by John Pilling on Nov 1, 2006 1:31:46 GMT
That good to hear, sand really is awfull stuff to use with snakes and generally compleatley best avoided.
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Post by cornsnakefanatic on Nov 1, 2006 2:26:31 GMT
Can anyone explain to me why its harmful, on the bag it said it was recommended for snakes. Is this just a way to get more people to buy it?
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Post by mourne on Nov 1, 2006 15:27:33 GMT
If you feed a snake in it`s viv and the substrate is sand the sand sticks to the mouse and can cause compactation meaning it will become bound up and not be able to go to the toilet. Also the grains of sand can fill the snakes nostrils and lead to breathing problems. Only snake breeds that are from desert areas should ever have sand as substrate.
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Post by John Pilling on Nov 1, 2006 15:30:05 GMT
The main issue with sand is that it isn't great if eaten as it has a 65% chance of increasing the risk of compaction (a blockage in the bowel), their is also issues with shedding as sand is usually very very dry (almost baked) or very very wet (almost imposable to dry with oven bakeing it), so the humidity level is eather non, or over 80% as a general rule.
Their are other issues aswell, but those issues cause the main problems and in a lot of cases, a vets conultation.
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Post by cornsnakefanatic on Nov 1, 2006 21:18:47 GMT
ahh thanks I'm still trying to learn all i can about the best treatement for my corn, but i'll post the rest of em in a different thread
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Post by John Pilling on Nov 2, 2006 16:13:59 GMT
The only way to learn is to ask questions, and from your own experiances (good and bad). We all started somewhere and asked the same questions.
Just remember, no matter how stupid you think you are or how obvious and anwser is after you've been told the anwser, no question is stupid or daft because if you don't ask, you won't know, and that goes for everybody on any subject. (not saying anyone is stupid,I know your not!! but it's just stupid not to ask that question).
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Post by mourne on Nov 2, 2006 20:03:04 GMT
AGREE ...........never be afraid to ask any question. I still ask question even after keeping snakes for years, no one knows it all we alll learn everyday.
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Post by sparkle** on Nov 3, 2006 13:08:55 GMT
Hey george is lovely! Belive we all have to learn somewhere and i cant think of a better bunch of people to learn from  If i'm ever worried about anything with my snakes here is the first place i go to Theres always someone to help you out and they get back to you as soon as they can,or you can look on differant threads and find stuff out. Like today prime example i was starting to get a bit worried about buddy(He's not been eating) but i had a look in another thread and found out that its most probably just down to the fact that he's a horney little devil!! and its his breeding time!! |
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