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Method of making glow-in-the-dark terrarium substrate

a technology of terrarium and substrate, applied in the field of terrarium substrate, can solve the problems of not being digestible, animal consumption of substrate,

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-06-27
BOTTERMAN ALAN MARK +1
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A problem with some of these terrarium substrates, especially the fine sand substrates, is that the animal often consumes the substrate.
Although substrates are usually non-toxic, they tend not to be digestible and are usually unhealthy if consumed by the animal.

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[0012] A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described. The present invention involves an edible terrarium substrate for one or more terrarium animals such as reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids. The edible terrarium substrate is made of a fine granular calciferous, i.e. calcium carbonate, sand. The calciferous sand is ingestible and digestible by the one or more terrarium animals. The fine nature of the calciferous sand facilitates ingestion and digestion of the calciferous sand, and eventual assimilation of calcium into the body. The calciferous sand is healthy for the terrarium animal and may eliminate the animal's need for commercially available calcium supplements.

[0013] The inventors of the present invention recognized that a need exists for a terrarium substrate that is edible and healthy for a terrarium animal, and that it would be beneficial for the method of assimilating calcium in the wild to be simulated as naturally as possible for a terrarium animal. It i...

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Abstract

The present invention involves a glow-in-the-dark edible terrarium substrate for a terrarium animal such as a reptile, an amphibian, or an arachnid. The substrate is a glow-in-the-dark calciferous sand including a calciferous sand with a glow-in-the-dark coating. The glow-in-the-dark calciferous sand is healthy, ingestible, and digestible by the terrarium animal and provides lighting for observing the nocturnal behavior of the terrarium animal.

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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] This invention relates to terrarium substrates for terrarium animals such as reptiles, amphibians and arachnids.[0003] 2. Discussion of Related Art[0004] Terrariums are used to house a wide variety of reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids. As used herein, terrarium generally refers to a cage, tank, or like container used as a vivarium to house one or more terrarium animals. A terrarium substrate, the floor covering used in terrariums, is an important part of an animal's habitat. Terrarium substrates can take a wide variety of different forms such as ground bark of fir trees, a fine sand, a litter material, moss, vermiculite, non-abrasive carpet, tile, flora, or any combination of the above.[0005] A problem with some of these terrarium substrates, especially the fine sand substrates, is that the animal often consumes the substrate. Although substrates are usually non-toxic, they tend not to be digestible and are usually unhealthy if consumed by th...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A01K1/015A23K1/175A23K1/18
CPCA01K1/0154A23K1/18A23K1/1753A23K20/24A23K50/00
Inventor BOTTERMAN, ALAN MARKHANONO, DAVID JACK
Owner BOTTERMAN ALAN MARK
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