My mom made me get rid of her when my
Sister was born :/ and yeah I agree I would get different substrate eco earth is really good
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Sister was born :/ and yeah I agree I would get different substrate eco earth is really good
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Dirt is better than eco earth, and reptile carpet shouldn't even exist. I didn't notice the carpet at first or I would have said something. I do not mean cover as in hides, just something to break sight lines and make him feel hidden. Leaves work.
I'd say I'm more into snakes than I am fish. I used to have a croc monitor and Nile monitor, 3 red tails (Bolivian, Nicaraguan and Guyana), desert king, banded file snake, and a bunch of balls. I got rid of all of them over time cuz I fell in love with retics so now I just have 3 retics.
I agree though, you need to replace the carpet with cypress mulch (my preferred substrate) or something else that can hold moisture well and cover at least half of that screen top to ensure that it has proper humidity.
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I agree though, you need to replace the carpet with cypress mulch (my preferred substrate) or something else that can hold moisture well and cover at least half of that screen top to ensure that it has proper humidity.
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I prefer just organic dirt, no manure. Cypress is more expensive, and dirt is more natural. My bp was on dirt and immediately he turned into a feeding machine. Even when he had mites he ate.
I've had bad luck with that cuz I got a bag that had bugs in it and it gave all my snakes mites.
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I doubt it was the dirt. I've never had an issue like that with dirt. I've had mites come in cypress.
Well that's the only thing I can think of where they all got mites from cuz that was the only change that was made. Let's just hope neither of us gets mites again cuz they seriously suck!
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I've had them just appear even when no change was made. Recently I found the best way to get rid of mites so far. I coated the entire cage (even the screen) in prevent a mite after taking him out. I put in paper towels and waited for it to dry. While it was drying I kept him out of it. I gave him a soak then sprayed him with mite off. That was the only treatment I did and mites are all gone
Sounds good. That would be tough for me cuz my biggest snake is a 13ft retic so I have nowhere to out it while waiting. What I found is to use no pest strips. Depending on the size of the cage, I'll cut the piece into strips and place them in each enclosure and it kills all of them and is perfectly safe for the snakes. I haven't had mites since and I stopped putting those strips in about 2 years ago
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