What substrate do you use and why?

Newspaper.. its free and easy to clean. Only for my bp's though.

Indented Kraft paper. I can't really get away with spot cleaning, but at least I don't have to deal with a few hundred pounds of smelly bark in my snake room. I have enough of that nonsense on my handsl with the rats.

paper towels hands down. so easy to clean plus no odor. my BP loves it.

What kind of substrate you have used before what give You so much problems???

I use unprinted newspaper in my tubs. I like the ease of just pulling out the soiled paper and putting down clean paper. Humidity is not an issue for me since I use tubs for my snakes.

I use paper towels for my geckos.....I know I know its not a snake but still. Its easy to clean and change when you have your hands full

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I'm using repti-bark for my BP. I have a glass viv, so it helps with humidity.

i use newspaper cheap and easy clean up

I used to use aspen but got tired of them getting that stuck in their mouths while feeding so I just recently switched to indented craft paper from Uline.

I like the texture of it - it is very strong also. The snakes don't seem to mind it at all.

I have a glass terrarium setup, so the substrate that my snake is on is repti-bark. underneath the bark is organic potting soil, then a layer of sphagnum moss, then finally a two inch thick layer of large gravel. Humidity is great even though I have and open top and two big light fixtures. My snake also has access to a 2.1 gallon water bowl complete with a Betta buddy (water changed frequently)
I spot check daily. Once a month or more I replace the bark. Every six months or so I switch out the soil and moss and wash the gravel. It has live plants, so yeah, so this tank is the malibu barby doll house equivalent for snakes.
Overkill, sure