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 #784419


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 Bedding

Is shredded aspen safe to use as a substrate for sulcata tortoises?
05/13/06  07:03pm

 #784786


Sulcata_uro
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   Message To: Sulcata_uro   In reference to Message Id: 784419


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Please if anybody knows if this substrate is safe let me know because I do not like the one she is now and I have a lot of aspen and would prefer that if it is safe.



05/13/06  11:37pm

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   Message To: Sulcata_uro   In reference to Message Id: 784786


 Bedding

Aspen is not safe it is kind of an old style bedding for rodents that for what ever reason has stuck around. It is easily eaten and causes respitory problems.
05/14/06  12:19am

 #784861


Sulcata_uro
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   Message To: Gynmonkey1044   In reference to Message Id: 784830


 Bedding

Okay but another question, I have her on very very tiny orange rocks. They are about the size of a salt grain which are often ingested wth food. Which substrate would be safer?
05/14/06  12:57am

 #785866


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   Message To: Sulcata_uro   In reference to Message Id: 784861


 Bedding

I would not use either of those if I had to choose I would use aspen but both could have very bad effects. Why not newspaper?
05/14/06  07:43pm

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Sulcata_uro
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   Message To: Gynmonkey1044   In reference to Message Id: 785866


 Bedding

Yea newspaper sounds good, it is only temporary until I make the time to go and buy soil and washed playsand.
05/14/06  10:02pm


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