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Preferred substrate

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  • 01-04-2014, 04:58 PM
    poecilia
    Preferred substrate
    Hi all,
    I am curious about everybody's substrate preferences for keeping balls. I currently use aspen bedding, which is great because snakes can easily into the substrate. I think the downside is that it doesn't retain humidity very well. What are your thoughts?
    Cheers, m
  • 01-04-2014, 05:03 PM
    iCandiBallPythons
    Blue scott shop towels,
  • 01-04-2014, 05:08 PM
    OhhWatALoser
    i use cypress, hold humidity pretty good, doesn't mold nearly as easily as aspen. Not as easy to dig in, but I have snakes that still do. Worst oftener being the albino that is always dirty looking because she digs around so much.
  • 01-04-2014, 05:49 PM
    Expensive hobby
    Re: Preferred substrate
    In my rack aspen. Never ever mist, no hotspot, anything, just a waterbowl and humidity is right at 68-73%. Higher if I open the tub too fast lol.

    In my big enclosures I use pine and fir shavings, and in QT it's unprinted paper towels.


    I like my Dubstep to go Wop Wop Wop Wop
  • 01-04-2014, 06:17 PM
    CrystalRose
    I use Eco-Earth. Really helps with the humidity. :)
  • 01-04-2014, 07:31 PM
    shadowsnakes
    Ground coconut husk. Holds humidity well and the snakes love to dig around in the soft, loose substrate. QT gets paper towels.
  • 01-04-2014, 08:26 PM
    bcr229
    Re: Preferred substrate
    This type of year cypress, as the ambient humidity in my house is under 10%. During the warmer months I use newspaper.
  • 01-04-2014, 08:47 PM
    Spencer88
    I use aspen... Easy to spot clean, holds humidity and temps well.
  • 01-04-2014, 08:53 PM
    Wheatley
    Re: Preferred substrate
    I use a mix of pine and cedar.




    JUST KIDDING! I would never ever use those...

    I use coconut husk, and it's awesome. I would like to get some aspen though. Seems good.
  • 01-04-2014, 09:34 PM
    martin82531
    Re: Preferred substrate
    Depending on the enclosure corrugated wrap or Eco Earth.


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