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 Bedding for my gaboons and rhinos and gabinos

what is the best bedding for them? i have been going threw a bunch of diffrent bedding and i just dont like any of them. i have tryed reptibark, aspen, carfresh mixed with aspen, none i like or look good.. does anyone know what is the best..



03/09/08  07:23am

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JEFF QUARLES
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   Message To: Gabman   In reference to Message Id: 1653691


 Bedding for my gaboons and rhinos and gabinos

I like a potting soil sand mix. About 50/50 and make sure the potting soil is fertilizer free from wal-mart.
03/09/08  09:29am

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   Message To: JEFF QUARLES   In reference to Message Id: 1653750


 Bedding for my gaboons and rhinos and gabinos

doesent it have mites.. or is it mite free also? and what kinda sand? just like play sand? would the compressed coconut bark stuff be allright also?
03/09/08  10:15am

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JEFF QUARLES
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   Message To: Gabman   In reference to Message Id: 1653777


 Bedding for my gaboons and rhinos and gabinos

Anything but pine and cedar is fine; I just happen to like potting soil and play sand or any regular sand mix. It won’t injure the snake if he swallows it, unless of course he swallows a cup full. LOL
I’ve never had mite problems with it.



03/09/08  10:45am

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   Message To: Gabman   In reference to Message Id: 1653777


 Bedding for my gaboons and rhinos and gabinos

With the larger snakes there is a likely hood of the animal taking in bark strips with his meal while walking the kill down his throat. Sand has a tendency to fall out.
03/09/08  10:47am

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   Message To: JEFF QUARLES   In reference to Message Id: 1653802


 Bedding for my gaboons and rhinos and gabinos

yeah thats why i want to get rid of the reptibark or aspen. the gabino is 3ft and eating med rats and he takes down some bedding and its hard for him to get it out. so just regular poting soil and play sand. 50/50 got it. i might throw in a lil of that compressed coconut bark as well. that should work very well actually to hold in that high humidity they like.. do you press it down and make it firm or do you just throw it in there???
03/09/08  02:57pm

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Gabman
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   Message To: Gabman   In reference to Message Id: 1654071


 Bedding for my gaboons and rhinos and gabinos

anyone else chime in for bedding thoughts..???
03/09/08  07:23pm

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Eekster
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   Message To: Gabman   In reference to Message Id: 1654438


 Bedding for my gaboons and rhinos and gabinos

I use Newspaper or Paper towels Simple and sweet. You have any pics of your gabino?



03/09/08  07:28pm

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   Message To: Eekster   In reference to Message Id: 1654444


 Bedding for my gaboons and rhinos and gabinos

no pics. and i dont use paper or papertowels.. im not that kinda guy... i have nice custom cages in the house to view them so im trying to make it look real and nice.. so im thinkin the coconut bark thats all compacted into that brick.. throw that in there with some potting soil.. and when the season comes around ill put some leaves in there after i spray them for mites...
03/09/08  07:44pm

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   Message To: Gabman   In reference to Message Id: 1654463


 Bedding for my gaboons and rhinos and gabinos

No more helping this guy till he coughs up some pics.

LOL
03/09/08  07:50pm

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Gabman
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   Message To: Eekster   In reference to Message Id: 1654472


 Bedding for my gaboons and rhinos and gabinos

LOL ill get the ol lady to snap a few and help me put them up here. the gabino rules.. but my heart will allways be with gaboons.
03/09/08  08:07pm


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