How often do you change substrate?
I'm considering switching from newspaper to cypress mulch to help with humidity.
Other than spot-cleaning and removing feces, how often do you guys change your BP's substrate?
Re: How often do you change substrate?
I completely change it when they make a huge poo poo. I just spot clean urine and urates.
Re: How often do you change substrate?
when they choose to dirty it...probably ends up being 1-2 a week. I use newspaper though, dont even have to pay for it :)
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I change it after my snakes poos or just spot clean when he urinates.
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Probably a few times a week. I use newspaper so just any time its dirty or wet. I check each snake daily.
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I chose every few days, because I also use unprinted newspaper for the juvies and adults, and paper towels for the babies.
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I use newspaper and change it weekly, sooner if they make some sort of mess in there.
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Shadera
I use newspaper and change it weekly, sooner if they make some sort of mess in there.
Same here.
Re: How often do you change substrate?
It depends. If they make a mess, tip their water bowl, and shed all over the place then I dump it. If not, I spot clean for a good 2-3 weeks then dump it.
I use aspen though, newspaper or papertowels would require much more often changes.
Re: How often do you change substrate?
Thanks everybody! I'm using newspaper now, which I do change often. But if I were using something that took a bit more time to clean and a bit more money to replace, I'm not sure I could keep up with several-times-weekly cleaning.
