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<blockquote data-quote="Stan Schultz" data-source="post: 145804" data-attributes="member: 28438"><p>Actually, pretty much irrelevant. When formal substrate wasn't available for some reason, I've kept a lot of different kinds on a sheet of paper toweling in a plastic shoebox! They loved it! Food couldn't hide. The substrate wasn't soft and squishy, making it harder to walk around. Boss-man cleaned the cage a lot more often. Heckuva deal!</p><p></p><p>Most of the reasons that we use substrate are that we're convinced that animals need some sort of "bedding" in their cages, and it looks "purty" to the spectators. Also, PETA and the SPCA won't start whining about the way we keep our pets!</p><p></p><p>Remember, most tarantulas live their entire lives in a tube dug with great effort in hard packed dirt. It would seem that just about anything would be better than that, no? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Live long. Keep lotsa spiders!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stan Schultz, post: 145804, member: 28438"] Actually, pretty much irrelevant. When formal substrate wasn't available for some reason, I've kept a lot of different kinds on a sheet of paper toweling in a plastic shoebox! They loved it! Food couldn't hide. The substrate wasn't soft and squishy, making it harder to walk around. Boss-man cleaned the cage a lot more often. Heckuva deal! Most of the reasons that we use substrate are that we're convinced that animals need some sort of "bedding" in their cages, and it looks "purty" to the spectators. Also, PETA and the SPCA won't start whining about the way we keep our pets! Remember, most tarantulas live their entire lives in a tube dug with great effort in hard packed dirt. It would seem that just about anything would be better than that, no? :) Live long. Keep lotsa spiders! [/QUOTE]
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