Need a bit of advice on substrate for new tank

[ConcinusMan]

As for the more concentrated vinegar solution, mix some up yourself. We have a bottle of cider vinegar that we just mix with water for cleaning vivs.

If I get a used tank I always clean thoroughly with bleach solution, leave on for 15 minutes, and rinse several times. But after that, white distilled vinegar is what I use to keep the glass clean, since it's non-toxic and doesn't require rinsing. For hard water deposits, any acidic cleaner works well though. For organic deposits, use an alkaline cleaner. If you're having a hard time getting off hard water deposits (white stuff) with vinegar, you can use muriatic acid (sometimes sold as concrete cleaner)

If you don't know where a snake is from, (location would tell you if it's a wandering or an eastern) take a look at the spots. See how they overlap the dorsal stripe? That gives it away as a wandering. (T. elegans vagrans)

[angrygamer]

Beautiful female.

Do you think it's a female? As I said before, from what I have read up on, everything points a female, the only thing doesn't is that she isn't very big (wide). She's 22 inches long. She doesn't have a ravenous appetite either. In fact, she like to play with her food before she eats it.

I have really enjoyed learning how to take care of her, she has been really forgiving while I have gone through this process. The only time she seems to get really skittish is when I have to put her back in the tank.

If I get a used tank I always clean thoroughly with bleach solution, leave on for 15 minutes, and rinse several times. But after that, white distilled vinegar is what I use to keep the glass clean, since it's non-toxic and doesn't require rinsing. For hard water deposits, any acidic cleaner works well though. For organic deposits, use an alkaline cleaner. If you're having a hard time getting off hard water deposits (white stuff) with vinegar, you can use muriatic acid (sometimes sold as concrete cleaner)

I've tried scraping and vinegar, bleach and Oxyclean...from what I've read up on, it just takes a lot elbow grease...will this muriatic acid damage the glass?

If you don't know where a snake is from, (location would tell you if it's a wandering or an eastern) take a look at the spots. See how they overlap the dorsal stripe? That gives it away as a wandering. (T. elegans vagrans)

Cool!