I have one grey tiger. I'm worried if I clean his tank his burrows will collapse? I clean just the surface but Im worried he goes potty elsewhere and it will foul his tank if I dont clean beyond the surface. Hes also been going in his water dish..either bath or potty almost everyday...this seems odd because he should be "hibernating"?
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Burrows collapse if i clean?
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I have one grey tiger. I'm worried if I clean his tank his burrows will collapse? I clean just the surface but Im worried he goes potty elsewhere and it will foul his tank if I dont clean beyond the surface. Hes also been going in his water dish..either bath or potty almost everyday...this seems odd because he should be "hibernating"?
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Salamanders don't hibernate. In the wild, in the winter, they'll slow down when it gets cold, but they don't have a true hibernation.
Even if the burrows collapse, they'll just build new ones. It's okay. Clean the water dish daily, and continue to offer food regularly. Clean up the surface poop you find, and change the substrate every 3-6 months or so. I usually do mine in the spring (when it warms up enough to take the tank outside to clean) and in the fall (before it gets too cold to take the tank outside to clean!).
Even if the burrows collapse, they'll just build new ones. It's okay. Clean the water dish daily, and continue to offer food regularly. Clean up the surface poop you find, and change the substrate every 3-6 months or so. I usually do mine in the spring (when it warms up enough to take the tank outside to clean) and in the fall (before it gets too cold to take the tank outside to clean!).