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'home wrecker'

susang

susang

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I recently decided to use aspen as substrate in vivs, I was gone for two days when I got home both snakes (two vivs) had made tunnels and moved the aspen around. I read on this sight that is a reason aspen is desirable. My question if they are in one of these tunnels at feeding time, should I be a ‘home wrecker’ and go in and get them out or do I just wait until they come out?
Also in some of the pics of vivs I have seen what look like clays pots used as hides, is that what they are? Are these safe?
 
well, they really will make new tunenls so fast and easy, i relaly just go and find the snake, i figure if they want a mouse they can rebuild their house:cool: . some people do keep their cla pots as hide boxes!
 
cornsnakekid92 said:
well, they really will make new tunenls so fast and easy, i relaly just go and find the snake, i figure if they want a mouse they can rebuild their house:cool: . some people do keep their cla pots as hide boxes!
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I agree
They build the tunnels so quick that destroying them does not matter.
 
Mine burrow in the aspen, but by the time feeing day comes they are out & about... giving me the eye as if to say "Feed me..feed me now!!"
 
Plums said:
Mine burrow in the aspen, but by the time feeing day comes they are out & about... giving me the eye as if to say "Feed me..feed me now!!"
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some of mine do, some of mine don't..... (my yellow rat is out and about from 3 days after feeding to next meal, my gopher snake even from 1 or 2 days after his meal to his next)

I think snakes don't really 'build' their tunnels; they just slither into the bedding to burrow, go out and a tunnel has been 'built'. I think they don't really mean to make a tunnel, but if it exists from earlier slithering, they'll use it again.
 
Aspen is a great substrate for corns. They enjoy burrowing and if the tunnels are not ruined they will use them over and over. You do have to destroy them every so often as you have to clean, take them out, change aspen and so on. They don't mind as they will just make more and it is good exercise for them. When aspen is used it is like you have doubled the surface area for them. One above aspen and one below. One thing I would suggest when using aspen is you should feed them in a separate feed box as they might pick up a piece of aspen while swallowing and become impacted. You can almost use anything as a hide box. My wife goes to WalMart and the dollar store all the time to find things for our vivs. We use clay pots, little tin water bowls, wicker baskets. Just think of yourself as the snake and ask yourself would you hide in that if you were him...lol. Here is a link to our vivs for you to get some ideas. I hope this helps. Vivariums
Jay & PJ :cool:
 
I use aspen and what I do at feeding time is remove the hides and then set down a layer of newspaper over the aspen so that Billy doesn't get the aspen in his mouth while feeding. It's like he knows when the newspaper is going down, it's dinner time!! LOL!
 
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