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Keep away from reptile carpet

Neumann

Neumann

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Well after switching to repti-bark a week ago our buddy is a much happier camper and man does he love to burrow! After my daughter and I handled him tonight we put him back in his viv and he immediately started to burrow. We watched the parting of the brown bark as he travelled from one side of the viv and back finally poking his head out and freezing when he saw us staring at him. What a hoot!

He's also deficated in his repti-bark and cleanup was a breeze. The indoor/outdoor reptile carpeting is stinky after just one poo, It holds smells even after removel of siad poo. It also dries slowly when it's been cleaned and stinks until it's completely dry. With the Repti-Bark we simply reached in with a paper towel and removed the poo and surrounding bark. Bottom line, keep away from the carpet. Repti-Bark is much better for cleanup and a lot more fun for your critter.


Cheers,
Jason
 
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I agree, reptile carpet and astro turf are bad substrates. What you look for in a substrate is good asorbency- and that stuff does not asorb at all.
 
Hey

I have just turned onto reptile bark. ITs great stuff.
Thanks forthe advise about the carpeting:)

Alex
 
hi, i just use kitchen roll for my corn and gecko viv because it is much easier to clean and you dont have to worry about feeding in seperate containers and impaction cause i had a nightmare with the first ever reptile that i baught it was a baby gecko and the guy that sold it to me told me that you had to keep it on calci-sand and the poor thing got impacted and died:mad: i was totally heart broken when that happened so when i got my other gecko and the snake i decided that it was best to keep them on paper towels just to be on the safe side and to put my mind at rest knowing that there was no way that they could get impacted, sorry for the long reply.
 
Sry to hear about the Gecko.

BTW, why do you say that there is no need to worry about the feeding in separate containers thing???

Thanks

Alex
 
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