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Question about substrate
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- ashnic05
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Question about substrate
Hello,
Brand new to this forum! Found many helpful tips about getting my bts adjusted properly so thanks for that!
I received my IJ (I believe it's an IJ anyway) about a week ago from a rescue (dog and cat rescue, they didn't seem to know what they were doing with a reptile) and have been making minor adjustments to his surroundings since then. When I recently visited my local pet store I noticed a substrate that was visually appealing to me that they were using in their tanks (with a bts and uromastyx). One of the associates said it was white millet seed. Since pet stores are not always (or usually) the best source of information I wanted to double check that this substrate wasn't high risk for impaction. Seems to me it has similar texture to walnut shells so I am wary to use it. I would like to, but not at the expense of my bts' health. The poor guy didn't have a light of any kind, just a heat rock!
Anyway, do any of you have experience using white millet seed as substrate, and if so (or not, any opinion helps), how does your bts react to it? Any impaction issues? Thanks!
Brand new to this forum! Found many helpful tips about getting my bts adjusted properly so thanks for that!
- Jeff
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Re: Question about substrate
Welcome76 to the forum! I have no experience with it, and I'm not even sure what it is. Could you post a picture of your skink and this substrate? That would probably help a lot for people to give you opinions.
6.10.9 T. s. intermedia
2.2.7 T. s. scincoides
1.2.1 T. nigrolutea
2.2.0 T. r. rugosa
1.2.3 T.g. keyensis
2.0.5 T.s. chimaera
0.0.0. T. occipitalis
0.0.0. T. multifasciata
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2.2.7 T. s. scincoides
1.2.1 T. nigrolutea
2.2.0 T. r. rugosa
1.2.3 T.g. keyensis
2.0.5 T.s. chimaera
0.0.0. T. occipitalis
0.0.0. T. multifasciata
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- Rani-May
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Re: Question about substrate
I cant help you with your question im afraid, but wanted to say welcome and... LOTS OF PICS PLEASE


- ashnic05
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Re: Question about substrate
Should've thought of that! I haven't actually bought it yet so I can't post a pic with my BTS and the subsrate...but here is a few pics of the actual seed itself I found on a few websites....
http://img.21food.com/20110609/product/1306262974378.jpg
http://www.guineafowl.com/fritsfarm/guineas/millet/
Any help appreciated! Thanks!
http://img.21food.com/20110609/product/1306262974378.jpg
http://www.guineafowl.com/fritsfarm/guineas/millet/
Any help appreciated! Thanks!
- Rani-May
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Re: Question about substrate
Ive never seen that used as substrate before, but i got the mental image of a bluey playing in it like a ball pit XD
- ashnic05
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Re: Question about substrate
I think that's part of the appeal for me too! At the pet store the bts just slid through it very easily....thought it would be a nice, light substrate for him to dig through!
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