Idea for a substrate

might work ok, some i've seen seems to have a shiny surface. i wonder too, on how it will soak up?


unprinted newsprint works good!

vaughn

I thought contractor paper was designed to repel water and moisture? I thought it was used alot as a secondary moisture barrier overtop of insulation, subfloors etc? maybe theres different styles or something :confused:..... if its the same stuff Im thinking about, you may as well not use any substrate, cause that stuff isnt going to absorb anything, it goes against its design (which is to repel water)

A breader friend of mine turned me on to organic cypress mulch. It's all natural shredded wood: no chemicals in it. It is also the same as the repti bark the the pet stores sell, except you can get it at a Lowes or Home Depot. Just make sure it is organic. Also you get a huge bag. My cousin and i use it for a combo of 7 snake setups, 2 of which house 10' burmese. So you get a lot and we still have some left over. Best of all its a fraction of the price of repti bark. Costs only $2. Yes thats it and it works great every time they go poo. You just take it out with a paper towel along with a decent amount of the mulch, then refresh it with some fresh mulch. You only have to completely clean once every 3 weeks or so depending on how much your snake poos. You might want to check with a few other members on here to double check if its ok but that is what i have been using for a year now with no problems.

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A breader friend of mine turned me on to organic cypress mulch its all natural shredded wood no chemicals in it and it is also the same as the repti bark the the pet stores sell except you can get it at a lowes or home depot just make sure it is organic also you get a huge bag my cousin and i use it for a combo of 7 snake setups 2 of which house 10' burmese so you get alot and we still have some left over best of all its a fraction of the price of repti bark cost only $2 yes thats it and it works great everytime they go poo you just take it out with a paper towel along with a decent amount of the mulch then refresh it with some fresh mulch and you only have to completly clean once every 3 weeks or so depending on how much your snake poos you might want to checkl with a few other members on here to double check if its ok but that is what i have been using for a year now with no problems

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Wow, that hurt to read. Are your punctuation buttons broken?

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Wow, that hurt to read. Are your punctuation buttons broken?

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I understand you might want punctuation, but im trying to give someone and idea. It's sad thats all you can say about a post, i'm trying to help people out and your going to worry about my punctuation ? Im Glad your here to be a typing teacher and not offer your valuable knowledge to other people ! :sabduel:

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Wow, that hurt to read. Are your punctuation buttons broken?

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I edited that post to get some clarity out of it. Jason9301, your participation and advice is welcomed and much appreciated. But it would be wasted if people cannot understand what one is trying to convey. :colbert2:

Understand , but i think there are better ways to say things. Ex: Jason good post but, next time use punctuation so it will be easier to read . Any way not going to keep this up. This is getting off topic then what was started.

I also use masking/kraft paper and it works great. I put 2 or 3 layers for greater absorbancy. A breeder recommended it to me for my albinos because newspaper can stain them and the kraft paper doesn't leave ink residue. I bought 15" rolls which is the width of my tubs and it takes 2 seconds to put in. I don't have any problems with it rolling up, maybe right at the end of the roll. It's not as absorbent as newspaper per sheet but that's why I put a few layers.

There are definately a lot of boa breeders that use indented kraft paper as bedding. It works great in large cages that you would have to use more than one sheet of newsprint in.

I really like The NewYork Times and the Wall Street Journal for my 32qt tubs its a perfect fit and the ink is very mild. Just my two cents