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Originally Posted by curious.boa.guy
So here we go guys... I have emptied out his viv and refilled it with potting soil mixed with reptile sand and vermiculite, compacted it down to the point where it supports structures, two feet deep in the far left corner and he has started to burrow a little already. his basking spot temp is reading 106 at the moment. Any other thing's needed please inform me. I will be adding photos later so thanks for the info
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Hi, you MUST remove the potting soil with vermiculite immediately, the vermiculite could easily be ingested. There is no point in even putting a soil/playsand mix into this enclosure because the wood itself will rot very quickly once moisture gets in (which it`s bound to do).
There is a possible temporary solution, that is to use a large plastic tub filled with substrate. It will mean cutting a hole into the enclosure floor then dropping the tub in (very easy to do) obviously you`ll need to raise the tank off the floor).
The basking surface temp is far too low (you need it between approx 50 to 60c), how are you measuring it and what type of heat/lighting are you using?
Any water used for bathing should be heated to around 27 to 30c.
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