MightyNutteR
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i read on the net some people use carpet or astroturf as a substrate, do you think this is a good idea?
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I read that...
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Arkwright
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I've heard more people argue against it's use than for it to be honest.
It's not very hygenic, hard to spot clean. When you do clean it, you have to remove it from the viv, give it a good clean and wait for it to dry. Which means you really need 2 pieces of astroturf, one being cleaned and one for the viv.
The other problem seems to be that it's not much use for snakes to burrow in, which corns love to do.
I'm sure there are plenty of people with a different view but for what it's worth, that's mine.
It's not very hygenic, hard to spot clean. When you do clean it, you have to remove it from the viv, give it a good clean and wait for it to dry. Which means you really need 2 pieces of astroturf, one being cleaned and one for the viv.
The other problem seems to be that it's not much use for snakes to burrow in, which corns love to do.
I'm sure there are plenty of people with a different view but for what it's worth, that's mine.
princess
Cornaholic
I've heard that too but I'll stick to beech chips. I think the disadvantages include the fact that you have to have 2 so you can wash one and let it dry fully before putting it back or you can get fungus and mould problems but I know there are others...as well as a lot of advantages I'm sure, I just don't know them. Who uses it out there?