Shredded newspaper as substrate?

I was staring at a big bag of shredded newspaper I have that I use for stuffing foraging toys for the parrots and I wonder if it couldn't be used as substrate in a BP rack system for juvvies and subadults?

I would imagine it would be safer than wood, but would still allow them to burrow around if they like.

Thoughts and opinions?

I know you can safely use sheets of newspaper as substrate, but I have never thought about using shredded newspaper. I don't personally see where there would be a difference, or a problem with it, but I don't know for sure. I'm curious to know the answer to this also... :gj:

will work just fine, people use newspaper all the time as substrate

The only concern that would come to mind is ingesting it when eating, but that would be no more of a problem than using aspen. The question is...if you have the newspaper before shreading it, why not use it in whole pieces?

When I had my business we would use shredded newspaper as packing and the one thing I hated most about it was the dust! I don't think I would use it for that reason alone. The amount of dust at the bottom of the bin was shocking, IMO!

there is a shredded white paper paper product that is safe for snakes, but the newspaper has ink on it, the ink would be another concern if some was ingested