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Polar Fleece As Substrate?

Sent you a PM Sweetseraph.

As far as the burrowing problem, it's simple to make fleece pads as well (which was mentioned by another member). Do you think that if enough hides were provided, it would stop the burrowing? Or maybe provide a hide like a paper towel tube with lots of shredded paper or something easy to pick up? Then it could have the fleece and a little burrowing.
 
I see no reason fleece could not work, I just had not thought of it. I recently switched from paper towels to shredded paper that I shred myself. As to those snakes that are big time burrowers. Take a piece twice as big as the floor of the viv and simply fold over, cut a few openings on one side then sew the edges shut. Be sure stitches are tiny and tight and knots hidden if hand stitched. As long as the opennings are about 2 times the size of the snake with food in the gut there should be no issues of a snake getting stuck. This design worked for the ferret bags I used to make for a local ferret rescue.

RE: Composting bedding. I have always composted any rodent bedding including: Mice, Rats, ASFs, Guinea pigs, and dwarf hammies. Never had any issues besides having to nip weeds from hidden seed mix. Sometimes just turning the pile a bit more often would kill the weeds. Also added a touch of what is called Green Manure. :)
 
What kind of weeds are you talking of? If they're dandelions, feed them to the piggies! They love them. I wish I could compost, but I don't have access to a yard. I have a back yard, but the neighbor's dogs are unruly and aggressive. I'd love to have access to it. I pay $750 a month here...
 
LOL, in a compost pile just about anything that starts growing on it is considered a weed because you did not plant it there on purpose. What I call a weed in a compost pile is any seeds left that germinated in the moist compost environment. If there are dandilion seeds in the feed mix given to any rodents that is news to me lol!
 
pridecity said:
Sent you a PM Sweetseraph.

As far as the burrowing problem, it's simple to make fleece pads as well (which was mentioned by another member). Do you think that if enough hides were provided, it would stop the burrowing? Or maybe provide a hide like a paper towel tube with lots of shredded paper or something easy to pick up? Then it could have the fleece and a little burrowing.
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Or could you maybe sew magets into it and place the opposing magnet on the bottom of the tank to hold it in place? I thought maybe velcro, but that would have adhesive in tank, which could be dangerous.
 
My small cornsnake has claimed a polar fleece glove as a hide!!! It was climbing in and out of my boyfriend's jacket pocket when it decided that it was going to keep the glove... The glove is now kept in the tank (when I am not washing it in a vin/water mix) and I find the snake curled up inside it, wrapped around it or just lounging on top LOL
 
pridecity said:
As far as the burrowing problem, it's simple to make fleece pads as well (which was mentioned by another member). Do you think that if enough hides were provided, it would stop the burrowing? Or maybe provide a hide like a paper towel tube with lots of shredded paper or something easy to pick up? Then it could have the fleece and a little burrowing.
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In my experience, if they want to burrow they'll find a way to do it. I was using paper towels for a while and both of my snakes would end up worming their way underneath the paper towels when they wanted to burrow. It was kind of funny to look in and see a big snake-shaped lump underneath everything. :p I would think that carnivorouszoo's idea of folding it over would probably work for their burrowing needs. The paper towel tube *might* work but I think part of why my snakes burrow is so that they can move around within their temperature gradient without moving out of a hiding place; I suppose it depends a bit on your snakes' individual habits.

Anyway, I was skeptical when I first opened this thread but I actually really like the idea of fleece because you could easily make it aesthetically pleasing by choosing colors that complement each snake. I've been using shredded newspaper because it's cheap and gives my snakes a chance to burrow, but it does kind of disguise the poops. I've been trying to figure out if strips of polar fleece could be an option, but I guess that would be a little more complicated to wash and reuse. Maybe with one of those bags you wash your bras in so they don't get ruined? I'll have to think about this!

And as far as composting bedding, I have always done that with my snake bedding - I think we did it when we used to have guinea pigs as well. It shouldn't be a problem. :)
 
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