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Question about substrate

Postby ashnic05 » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:22 pm

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!
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Re: Question about substrate

Postby Jeff » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:40 pm

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.
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Re: Question about substrate

Postby Rani-May » Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:12 pm

I cant help you with your question im afraid, but wanted to say welcome and... LOTS OF PICS PLEASE :D :btsnet: :ryo:
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Re: Question about substrate

Postby ashnic05 » Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:17 pm

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! :)
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Re: Question about substrate

Postby Rani-May » Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:28 pm

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
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Re: Question about substrate

Postby ashnic05 » Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:23 am

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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