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I am getting a baby ball python in 3 months and am wondering what the best subsrtate to use for them in a naturalistic terrarium is? I heard that you can use sand, dirt, wood chips (mulch), aspen shavings, or a mixture of different stuff. But what one would be the best to use. My tank is a 30 gallon and i was wondering if you could make half the substrate sand and the other half mulch (so the ball python can choose if he wants to go on a more damp substrate or dry substrate like what they can choose in the wild) and i would divide the two with a little homemade divider... do you think this is a good idea, or not? (also, the under tank heating pad would go on the sand side, because substrates in the wild that are under the 'sun' are not wet.)
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News paper or aspen work the best.Both are easy to clean if you use newspaper you can feed them in there cage.
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I think aspen is the best because it allows more burrowing and going under the substrate. But get the shaved aspen, not the aspen in the little slivers that are commonly available. Shaved works a lot better because it does not find its way to odd places on the snakes.
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the best substrate for alot of boids(not for desert species)is cocunut bark its a bit pricy but you only have to changee it 2 times a year & it will not mold so instead of daily misting you can just poor warm water on it every week don't drown the place just get the cocunut dark
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i agree with snake charmer. i use shredded coconut bark. its less harmful if ingested and its very easy to maintain. its actually recommended that you change it every 3 mos. which is convenient. and its great for humidity. pouring hot water over the substrate works great for the snakes moisture!
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matt94rocks (7/31/2008)
News paper or aspen work the best.Both are easy to clean if you use newspaper you can feed them in there cage. I don't think it is ever a good idea to feed a snake in it's home cage. They will associate your hand reaching in their cage with "meal time", which will sometimes trigger a feeding response when you are merely attempting to remove them. No matter how small your snake, it is always good to establish a safe feeding regimen early on. The snake should be fed with tongs in a separate empty container/cage and only removed several hours after the meal has been had. Aspen is my pick for substrate but I do agree that coconut fiber is very useful in retaining humidity levels. Either one of these is an excellent choice of substrate for your Ball python. Also, make sure that you put a ceramic tile or stone tile underneath the side of your tank that will have the under tank heating pad. (Especially if the tank will be on a wooden or plastic stand/shelf/dresser.) Good luck with your new Snake!
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snakes are not made nippy by feeding inside there enclosure just use tongs & if you have any partcle substrate then flip the hide & put them in it
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1.0.0 P. regius (Salazar)
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Perhaps Balls are not prone to nipping behavior but I have noticed that my Corns and Kings certainly are. If they are fed in their home cage enough times they strike at whatever approaches them. This behavior ceases to be a problem once fed in a separate feeding cage.
0.1 Gold Dust Corn Snake (Goldie Locks)
2.2 Savannah Monitors (Loki, Freya, Saga, Thor)
0.1 Albino California Kingsnake (Rin)
0.1 Ball Python 1.0 Anerythristic Honduran Milksnake (Manda)
1.1 Three-Toed Box Turtles (Bowser, Genba)
1.0 Red-Ear Slider (Iggy)
0.1 Snow Corn Snake (Sakura)
0.1 Sulcata Tortoise (Casca) 1.0 Anerythristic Honduran Milksnake (Manda) 2.2 Firebelly Newts
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blkfirecrystal (8/4/2008)
Perhaps Balls are not prone to nipping behavior but I have noticed that my Corns and Kings certainly are. If they are fed in their home cage enough times they strike at whatever approaches them. This behavior ceases to be a problem once fed in a separate feeding cage. the corns & kings down at the petstore i go will eat on your hand
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1.1.0 B.c imperator (Tarzan,Jane)
1.0.0 P. regius (Salazar)
1.0.0 G.c. Loveridgei (Houdini)
1.0.0 V. exanthematicus (lewis)
0.0.1 R. ciliatus (Shinkirou)
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blkfirecrystal (8/4/2008)
Perhaps Balls are not prone to nipping behavior but I have noticed that my Corns and Kings certainly are. If they are fed in their home cage enough times they strike at whatever approaches them. This behavior ceases to be a problem once fed in a separate feeding cage. I know how that is.Sadly I get bit or almost get bit everyday.
"My Brother Was Swalloed Whole By A Rattlesnake" Proud owner of 12 herps including 4 snakes a toad lots of lizards and soon to be 5 more leopard geckos Moreila Matt
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