Bedding suggestions for people with allergies

[Malaika]

I'm planning to put one of my snakes in a 40 gallon tank this summer for display. He's very active and doesn't get stressed with the room. Certainly not a shy snake at all and don't for see there being any issues. I kept him in a 30 gallon tank as a baby with no issues.

To the point, I'm highly allergic to all types of wood, dirt and other natural materials. Could I use care-fresh bedding that is used for rodents? It's made out of some fiber in not totally sure. I just know I'm not allergic to it!

I want to make a nice display tank so I'd like it to look somewhat natural... I'm not allergic to moss so I can put that in the tank to help with humidity.

Does anyone have any ideas what I could use?

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[TheSnakeGuy]

I wouldn't recommend Care-Fresh given the humidity requirements for ball pythons. There is too much risk of bacterial growth with that fluffy paper. Since most wood shaving types are out I would go with some green reptile carpet. Simple and clean. Just make sure you get 2 or 3 pieces so you can change them out when the snake soils them.

Here's my little 20gal long.

[Malaika]

Great Idea! Thank You.

[I-KandyReptiles]

Are you allergic to aspen?

I'm allergic to most wood shavings but I haven't had issues with aspen yet.

[lX V1P3R Xl]

I just switched to newspaper because of allergy issues with the substrate I was usuing before. I'm having a bit of trouble keeping the humidity up (I have an infrared heat lamp on one side of the cage since my room is rather cool). Right now I keep a wet towel over part of the lid to help out. Is that alright, or does that encourage bacteria growth? Do you guys have any other suggestions?