Eating Substrates

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Eating Substrates

Postby zakkhogan » Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:07 am

I have included a pic of the Substrates.

I only fed him the night before (monday evening) then late yesturday (tuesday) evening he started eating the substrate, i think i cought him in time and then gave him another bowl of food..

Any one wanna hazzard a guess to why Lynyrd is being a bad boy?

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Postby Tattoo » Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:57 am

Hmmm ... what is the substrate made of? I don't recognize it. Could he have dropped food in that spot and is picking at the leftovers?
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Postby Bird_Brain » Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:30 am

The substrate looks like Sani-chips which are small pieces of aspen (I have been looking everywhere around here and cant find a big bag of them). As far as why he is eating them, I would go with Tattoo's explaination as thats the best I can come up with.
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Postby Leigh » Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:59 am

Nice substrate that, I use those beech chips for my Beardie, and I'll be using it for Blue when the Aspen runs out. With eating it ,maybe curious or like Tam said,it smelt foody.
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Postby zakkhogan » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:17 am

Thanks guys, ive not noticed him do it before, but i work 9 - 5.30 so he could get up to all sorts, ill keep an eye on it,

ReptileKing wrote:(I have been looking everywhere around here and cant find a big bag of them).


Ive still got half a bag of the stuff, when i get in ill get the name of it, and im sure there a web address on the bag also,
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Postby zakkhogan » Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:58 pm

this is the what i use Chipsi Extra XXL for larger reptiles, snakes and large birds, if you google it, it brings up a few differnt vedners
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