Request for S. Pine pics

[Vanan]

So there is a pretty southern out there then. A must see!

[crossley]

I like Beta Chip for my pits. They can burrow in it and its not dusty at all. I also have some on newspaper and I make sure that they have a rubbermaid roughtote hide box with damp cypress mulch in it. In the wild they spend most of their time underground so they should have some provision for burrowing. Grant

[crimsonking]

I use peper towel rolls for them to hide in. As they get larger, they'll need larger hides of course. I have seen a few people use 4" flexible drain pipe for theirs. That stuff is handy for a lot of burowing/tunneling herps.
:Mark

[Linds]

Originally posted by MouseKilla
I really like the menacing look they have ...

Agreed! I'd love to get a pair, but no go on anymore new projects for me. So I will just continue to admire everyone elses

Vanan,
Do you have problems with the peat moss impacting in the scales or mouths/nostrils of your snakes? I used it briefly for snakes, but found it entirely too messy, and now only use it for my tortie, frog, and bugs.

[Vanan]

When it stays too moist (when there isn't enough ventilation holes) then I get some stuck on their noses, but it doesn't cause any harm. It just sticks like powder. Totally inert and harmless. I HAVE had problems with sick and stressed snakes getting it in between their inner mouth and causing an infection. This has ONLY happened with sick and stressed WC snakes in my experience. Peat moss has never been problem-causing for me but I don't use it on sick or heavily stressed animals anymore.

BTW, how do your frogs do on peat moss? I've been tempted to use it on my amphibs but am afraid that the acidity may not take well with amphibs.