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#1201429

Mr. monitor
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Lil guy

curling up

03/07/07 11:47pm

#1201438

AlbigCrazy
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Message To: Mr. monitor In reference to Message Id: 1201429

Lil guy

Please for the sake of the bosc, get her OFF THE ROCKS. Get some good burrowable dirt in there ASAP!!

Cheers,
Chad

03/07/07 11:55pm

#1201797

Mr. monitor
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Message To: AlbigCrazy In reference to Message Id: 1201438

Lil guy

ho yeah what should i use

03/08/07 12:09pm

#1201800

Toki99
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Message To: Mr. monitor In reference to Message Id: 1201797

Lil guy

just get some good non pesticide dirt from a garden store or home store play sand or topsoil works well
kirk

03/08/07 12:12pm

#1202259

Skink guy1212
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Message To: Toki99 In reference to Message Id: 1201800

Lil guy

i wouldnt use sand... beacuse of ingestion

03/08/07 06:06pm

#1203089

JPsShadow
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Message To: Skink guy1212 In reference to Message Id: 1202259

Lil guy

What he forgot to mention is that should be mixed together, not used seperate. If you can’t find a good soil type then top soil mixed with sand will do alright.

03/09/07 10:43am

#1203147

Jawsthemeswimming
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Message To: JPsShadow In reference to Message Id: 1203089

Lil guy

thats a funny looking fish to keep on gravel.

03/09/07 12:01pm

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Message To: Jawsthemeswimming In reference to Message Id: 1203147

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03/25/07 08:26pm

#1236858

Mr. monitor
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Message To: Mr. In reference to Message Id: 1201429

Lil guy

every bodys got something to say

04/06/07 11:25pm

#1244518

Lilnicky_074
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Message To: Mr. monitor In reference to Message Id: 1236858

Lil guy

hey bsides the gravel u got a sweet monitor man

04/13/07 06:58am

#1244523

CrzyKneebRdrd
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Message To: Lilnicky_074 In reference to Message Id: 1244518

Lil guy

I use coconut fiber. It holds a burrow really well. I have between 4" and 8" in her tank.

04/13/07 07:02am

#1244676

LZRDBOY
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Message To: CrzyKneebRdrd In reference to Message Id: 1244523

Lil guy

I agree compressed cocunut fiber is good but in some places it is expensive but u can fill a 55gal tank bottum to about 3-4 inches wich is really good

04/13/07 11:18am

#1244761

CrzyKneebRdrd
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Message To: LZRDBOY In reference to Message Id: 1244676

Lil guy

ya I used 2 bricks for a 29 gallon and its 3-4" on the cool end and 7-8" on the warm end.

04/13/07 12:52pm

#1244884

LZRDBOY
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Message To: CrzyKneebRdrd In reference to Message Id: 1244761

Lil guy

i did the same think but put a cave under by cleaning an ice cream bucket and trimmed it down to about 3-4’’ hi and cut out a door and he loved it until he got to big yea Eco earth (compressed coconut fiber) is pretty good

04/13/07 02:46pm

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LZRDBOY
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Message To: CrzyKneebRdrd In reference to Message Id: 1244761

Lil guy

i did the same thing but put a cave under by cleaning an ice cream bucket and trimmed it down to about 3-4’’ hi and cut out a door and he loved it until he got to big yea Eco earth (compressed coconut fiber) is pretty good

04/13/07 02:46pm

#1244934

KRoCc
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Message To: Mr. monitor In reference to Message Id: 1236858

Lil guy

Quote:
every bodys got something to say

what do you expect when you post something on a forum? if you didnt want honest opinions then you shouldnt have posted it for everyone to see. i have a bosc me an a science teacher use for educational purposes for high school kids. may i ask whats your feeding regimen? what are your temps? i tested a topsoil/playsand mix and regular yard dirt (filterd) and she like the yard dirt better, she didnt dig anything on the topsoil.

regards, felipe

04/13/07 03:26pm

#1245076

CONSTRIKTR
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Message To: KRoCc In reference to Message Id: 1244934

Lil guy

Yard dirt is the best choice I have had plenty of luck with it. I spray down the top layer every couple of days to minimize dust. It also forms a nice crust which probably helps keeps the burrow shapes. I have been feeding on an every other day schedule. My bosc is about 12" total length and sucks down 5- 6 hopper mice every other day. I maintain a 140- 150 degree basking spot at the very top of a retes stack. he uses all the layers of the stack as well as burrowing like demon. He seems much more interested in burrowing than does my blackthroat of the same size. He is more than happy to eat crickets but after 40 or 50 a sitting and still looking for more i decided to up his meat intake. I am raising a colony of false death head roaches as well as garden snails to supplement his rodent and bird diet. By the way albigcrazy turned me on to day old quail and they are like monitor crack I swear they can smell them and come out of hiding when i walk in the room. Hope his helps

04/13/07 05:31pm