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Posted by Fredrick Albury on May 22, 2001 at 18:31:11:
In Reply to: question... posted by muschem on May 22, 2001 at 12:01:57:
: I've read that particulate substrates can be tricky to use with snakes, due to the risk for impaction if ingested at feeding time. However, I also understand that many recommend not to feed a snake within their primary enclosure, but to maintain a separate feeding cage for this purpose. Does anyone here use a substrate other than newspaper (or similar) in the main cage, and use the paper in a separate feeding enclosure? What might be some good/bad things to consider in using this type of setup with an eastern i? Thanks for the help.
Muschem,
I prefer to feed my Eastern Indigos in another container other than their primary cage. the only problem with this is that when you enter the snake room with mice and rats they smell it almost imediately and at that stage moveing them to another container would be sheer folly, with the chance of being bitten as a food item very high.
Substrates other than newspaper? The only one I have used with ANY degree of sucess has been Aspen
bedding, which I have used dureing the wintertime.
Aspen absorbs waste/fecal matter well and is not to bad to look at. However, I like to clean my ENTIRE enclosure EVERY time that I clean, which is admittedly labor intensive. Aspen does not allow me to do that, and I still feel as if soiled bedding that has a high bacteria count could still be left in cage when "spot cleaning" with bedding.
This method has worked well for other people though, but I am way to anal to use it.
Newspaper is it. The only question would be L.A. Times or San Diego Union-Tribune?
Take care.
*cheers*
Fred Albury
