Hello all!
I'm new around here, and certainly to the world of snakes! As I prepare to purchase my first snake, I'm beginning to plan his/her enclosure. I intend on buying a blue-eyed lucy, and would LOVE to set up an all-black enclosure for her. However, I cant seem to find any substrate options that would be as dark as possible while still being healthy for my snake. The only options I've seen being used are a tan or brown color, which isn't awful but I would like to stick as close to true black as possible.
I've read that butcher paper, like newspaper, can be shredded and provides a good substrate, but I'm worried that the commercial dye from black paper might be harmful. Perhaps black carpeting, or astro-turf would be better? I've also heard that reptile sand isn't suitable, though that would be an excellent option.
Any advice would be much appreciated, thank you for your time!