Substrate Changes

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rob

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Hey all,

I was curious how often everyone recommends changing their substrates. Talking to some people I've heard anywhere between every month to every 6 months.

I don't leave any food in my tanks and I scoop out any poop that I see, so I was trying to decide a good amount of time to change the substrates regularly. I was thinking 2-3 months but wanted others opinions.

Rob
 
Hi Rob, for my terrestrials which I keep on soil, I remove visible feces and change the soil about every 2-3 months so I think you'll be ok. Paper toweling soils much faster, and may need to be changed weekly or even bi-weekly depending on the size of the animals, number of animals, etc.
 
I change the soil/Moss etc.. WHEN it starts to stink. Otherwise Monthly or So i guess.

*Tigers are the stinky ones for me LOL

Steve
 
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