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Hello all,
I recently acquired a lovely King Baboon sling (~2") and I'm a little concerned about his substrate. Posts I've found here suggest keeping their substrate dry, which I did in preparation for his arrival, but I can't help but feel that dry coconut fiber (Eco Earth) has very little structural value. For example, as he was scampering about after fleeing the shipping container, him simply running over the starter burrow I made caused it to partially/mostly collapse. I have packed this substrate down about as hard as I could, going as far as to put the enclosure on the ground and put my bodyweight into it. I've searched posts all over AB, but I'm still a little concerned. Am I overreacting?
I recently acquired a lovely King Baboon sling (~2") and I'm a little concerned about his substrate. Posts I've found here suggest keeping their substrate dry, which I did in preparation for his arrival, but I can't help but feel that dry coconut fiber (Eco Earth) has very little structural value. For example, as he was scampering about after fleeing the shipping container, him simply running over the starter burrow I made caused it to partially/mostly collapse. I have packed this substrate down about as hard as I could, going as far as to put the enclosure on the ground and put my bodyweight into it. I've searched posts all over AB, but I'm still a little concerned. Am I overreacting?