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I've been using cypress mulch on most everything for years. _________________ Tree hugging is the truest form of self preservation!
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i love coconut dirt. it absorbs water well, easy to stir around, theres no chance of the tegu eating a peice of much, good for him to burrow in, easy to store, doesn't smell like anything, and it naturally breaks down tegu poop. what else could you possibly want??
mine used to never dig when on coconut dirt. _________________ 1.1.0 Arg B/W Tegu Joker n Groxy
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Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 18 Location: Corbin, Ky
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject:
My friend bought a bunch of glow in the dark calci-sand for his kingsnake but he found out that it could be bad for it so he took it out.
I was thinking of using it for my Tegu, do you think it would be too bad? _________________ 0.0.1 Columbian Gold Tegu
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Personally, I wouldn't use calci-sand as substrate for any herp. It looks cool, but it's not the safest option. Also tegus like to burrow and it's kinda hard to burrow in sand :/ _________________ 1.0 Argentine B/W Tegu (Dante)
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Joined: Oct 16, 2007 Posts: 2514 Location: San Antonio,TX
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:26 pm Post subject:
agallegos37 is right about the sand.I use butcher paper ( I get a roll of it at the Home Depot.It's a brown paper ) for my Bearded Dragon,Frilled Dragon and Leopard Gegcko.I stoped using the sand a long time ago.I recommend for you to use the mulch for your Tegu.Here is some info about the sand.I just want to let you know that it has some graphic pictures.
Joined: Oct 03, 2006 Posts: 536 Location: Central FL
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject:
Plus, sand doesn't hold humidity like more absorbent substrate. _________________ Laura R (FL)
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject: Desert Snow vs Cypress Mulch - a critical essay?
We've been using Cypress Mulch, however, the stuff is killing rare trees and we don't want any part of that action. So, while at a reptile show this weekend we saw something called "Desert Snow", which was described as "Pristine Hardwood Pulp", To the touch, it seemed like soft popcorn or something... 4 pounds of the stuff was 11.00, and it seemed pretty nice.
Anyone have a yay of nay? It said "highly absorbent"... not sure if that means holds moisture well...
As a side note, many of the show vendors used this substrate in their cramped, tiny plastic petree dishes full of reptiles
Description
The premium multi-purpose substrate. Ideal for Tortoises, Ball Pythons, and Bearded Dragons. Enriches the captive environment! Desert Snow is a premium multi-purpose substrate. It is laboratory tested and recommended. Desert Snow is non-toxic and virtually dust-free. Derived from pristine hardwood pulp, is highly absorbent, and resists mold and decay, it is ideal for Tortoises, Ball Pythons, and Bearded Dragons
Product Reviews
Leland S
Although this might seem like a harmless substrate, I have issues with its processing. As I work at a paper mill,I know for a fact that you DO NOTget pulp that white without some serious chemical added!
Rating: [2 of 5 Stars!]
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Georgina D
great bedding, i perfer it over aspen for my cornsnake
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
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1.0.0 Australian Water Dragon "Spyro"
1.0.0 Red Eared Slider "Turdy"
0.1.0 White Dwarf Hamster "MiMi"
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Joined: Oct 16, 2007 Posts: 2514 Location: San Antonio,TX
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:58 pm Post subject:
Now I feel a bit duhhh .I didn't know that Leopard Geckos and Bearded Dragon can use mulch .I thought since they are desert Lizards they use the cali sand.I use for all of my reptiles ( not our tow Tegus.I use Cypress mulch ) the brown butcher paper.
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:26 am Post subject: desert snow
Thanks Worldeater - one of the comments made sense. How else would they get it so white other than with some sort of bleaching etc... That can't be natural.
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.I didn't know that Leopard Geckos and Bearded Dragon can use mulch 
.I thought since they are desert Lizards they use the cali sand.I use for all of my reptiles ( not our tow Tegus.I use Cypress mulch ) the brown butcher paper.