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<blockquote data-quote="N8tive556" data-source="post: 106145" data-attributes="member: 4106"><p>First welcome to the hobby (addiction), and welcome to the forum!</p><p></p><p>There are some things you must consider before making ANY changes and or decisions on re-homing your new friend. </p><p>What species is it? There are a plethora of what are considered "pet holes" these are obligate burrowers, and to put it quite simply the less you see them the happier they are.</p><p></p><p>How long have you had it? From the looks of it this is a very established set up. But you want to pay close attention to whether or not your T is in Pre-molt. Moving your T around, is while easy for us, you must realize that to them it is highly stressful. Your desire to give your T a new, clean environment is a great and noble intention, however if they are trying to molt it's a potentially disastrous idea, possible repercussions are stuck molts, disfigurement, and or possibly death.</p><p></p><p>And lastly Who are you changing the substrate for? One indicator I read in your thread, suggested you just think it looks dirty. And while yes sometimes the substrate can get messy the great thing is all you really must do is spot cleaning, picking out any uneaten or dead feeders, maybe clean the glass of any waste your T has left behind and the like. The only time I ever suggest full substrate changes is in the presence of mold or fungus, these are potentially deadly to your T and is a problem you would want to rectify immediately.</p><p></p><p>This is merely my 2 cents, in the end if the T is a burrower and is staying burrowed there really is no call for a full substrate change if anything I'd spot clean. If you truly want to make changes I would block all entrances/exits to the burrow and dig a little off the top and add a fresh layer.</p><p></p><p>Hope you find this useful</p><p>Happy T'ing</p><p>Nate</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="N8tive556, post: 106145, member: 4106"] First welcome to the hobby (addiction), and welcome to the forum! There are some things you must consider before making ANY changes and or decisions on re-homing your new friend. What species is it? There are a plethora of what are considered "pet holes" these are obligate burrowers, and to put it quite simply the less you see them the happier they are. How long have you had it? From the looks of it this is a very established set up. But you want to pay close attention to whether or not your T is in Pre-molt. Moving your T around, is while easy for us, you must realize that to them it is highly stressful. Your desire to give your T a new, clean environment is a great and noble intention, however if they are trying to molt it's a potentially disastrous idea, possible repercussions are stuck molts, disfigurement, and or possibly death. And lastly Who are you changing the substrate for? One indicator I read in your thread, suggested you just think it looks dirty. And while yes sometimes the substrate can get messy the great thing is all you really must do is spot cleaning, picking out any uneaten or dead feeders, maybe clean the glass of any waste your T has left behind and the like. The only time I ever suggest full substrate changes is in the presence of mold or fungus, these are potentially deadly to your T and is a problem you would want to rectify immediately. This is merely my 2 cents, in the end if the T is a burrower and is staying burrowed there really is no call for a full substrate change if anything I'd spot clean. If you truly want to make changes I would block all entrances/exits to the burrow and dig a little off the top and add a fresh layer. Hope you find this useful Happy T'ing Nate [/QUOTE]
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