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Recent content by Al914

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    Substrate best suited for cleanliness (while maintaining overall needs)

    Well lower the flame thrower, I didn't say I used it...I was asking if anyone has tried or thought of it. Snakes (namely ball pythons) don't have newspaper in the wild, however I have seen many a breeder use newspaper... that's where the thought came from. - Hah, okay well maybe we got off on...
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    Substrate best suited for cleanliness (while maintaining overall needs)

    Thanks Mary.... What people need to understand is.... An idea is just an idea, until we find it to be wrong... I am sure there were people who thought calcified sand for lizards was a good idea at one point (they even still sell it)...or which ever bedding is now known to be toxic...I'm sure...
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    Substrate best suited for cleanliness (while maintaining overall needs)

    Your attempt at sarcasm, only shows your ignorance, lack of tact and intellect.. you win; as arguing with a fool will get you nowhere.
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    Substrate best suited for cleanliness (while maintaining overall needs)

    This is the problem with forums, people have 0 tolarance for ideas/thoughts they don't agree with I said paper, as a suggestion...and I asked, because it was a thought... to immediately proceed to insult because YOU think it's weird, is why forums have bad reputations. The purpose is supposed to...
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    Substrate best suited for cleanliness (while maintaining overall needs)

    I don't feed them in their enclosures... Giving a duck moldy bread?.... Poor comparison... I don't feed Tegus substrate
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    Substrate best suited for cleanliness (while maintaining overall needs)

    wow ricky no... you are so insightful! because of you, my life has changed I realize that when someone gets 1/10 of information, they have it all figured out... I think the internet is not for you... go read a book or something
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    Substrate best suited for cleanliness (while maintaining overall needs)

    I don't think it's weird - different yeah...... the idea came from seeing paper (be it news paper etc) being used, as it's cleaner... I figured if that's okay...shredded would at least give the opportunity to dig and hide Never tried myself.. Mainly eco earth here
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    Substrate best suited for cleanliness (while maintaining overall needs)

    I wish I had that luxury (outdoors)
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    Substrate best suited for cleanliness (while maintaining overall needs)

    I'll give that a shot next change... how's the cleaning? How often do you change it
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    4-30-2014 I NEED IMEDIATE ASSISTANCE!

    It sounds like it passed away :(
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    Substrate best suited for cleanliness (while maintaining overall needs)

    Okay, so I have read about and seen/used different substrates... I used coconut husk - both types The one that's fine like soil is decent, messy but somewhat easy to spot clean the chopped version is tougher to clean as the chunks of coco hide the feces What do you guys use/suggest for all...
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    Red Tegu color variations?

    Thanks...It seems there is a different red all together (not argentine)
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    Red Tegu color variations?

    Heh... it's very nice very docile as well So... am i right that there are different variations?
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