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Old 26-02-2010, 08:27 PM
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Default Hamster,Mouse, Guinea pig shavins?

can i use the hamster and mice substrate fr my corn snake?
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Old 26-02-2010, 08:29 PM
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depends on the type of wood

some are toxic to snakes


cant remember which though
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Old 26-02-2010, 08:30 PM
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depends on the type of wood

some are toxic to snakes


cant remember which though
im think its pine wood thats toxic to snakes, there maybe more but im pretty sure i've read pine is toxic
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Old 26-02-2010, 08:31 PM
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and cedar. shavings can be really dusty aswell.
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Old 26-02-2010, 08:32 PM
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im think its pine wood thats toxic to snakes, there maybe more but im pretty sure i've read pine is toxic


well done


i did know its just my mind is not working
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Old 26-02-2010, 08:32 PM
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nope bad idea

thank you,come again
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Old 26-02-2010, 08:33 PM
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I would stick to tested reptiles substrates personaly, aspen,orchid bark,corn cob and newspaper/paper towel. It is not worth the risk, even if they are not pine or cedar they can still be sharp and get stuck in the snakes scales.
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Old 26-02-2010, 08:33 PM
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nope bad idea

thank you,come again



be nice


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Old 26-02-2010, 08:35 PM
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lol you could say he is being cruel to be kind, so ina way he is being nice! to the welfare of the snakes

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Old 26-02-2010, 08:39 PM
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lol you could say he is being cruel to be kind, so ina way he is being nice! to the welfare of the snakes




i know im just winding him up
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0.1.0 blizzard het tremper leopard gecko
0.1.0 guyanan pink toe ( Avicularia avicularia)
0.0.1 flame rump tree spider (Thrixopelma ockerti)
0.1.0 mexican red rump (Brachypelma vagans)
0.0.1 salmon pink birdeater (Lasiodora parahybana)
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