Re: Uber Battle: Newspaper vs. Cypress vs. Aspen
Just a Quickie for KRAFT users: Are you ordering it in huge rolls online or can you pick up the stuff at your friendly neighborhood Office Depot?
Re: Uber Battle: Newspaper vs. Cypress vs. Aspen
i use newspaper.easier to clean and cheap.
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this could be a dumb question, but doesnt the heat tape get to hot and would maybe burn the snake without the little layer of bedding? wouldnt newspaper be to thin?
Re: Uber Battle: Newspaper vs. Cypress vs. Aspen
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Originally Posted by djansen
this could be a dumb question, but doesnt the heat tape get to hot and would maybe burn the snake without the little layer of bedding? wouldnt newspaper be to thin?
Not if you set your temps with a thermostat.
Re: Uber Battle: Newspaper vs. Cypress vs. Aspen
I really like paper towels!!!! :salute:
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I use to use reptibark but since going to the rack and unprinted newspaper all I have to say is " what the heck took me so long to change".
Paper is so the way to go on so many levels most of which has already been posted. Easy to clean, quick, and w/ unprinted paper you can see if any mites or etc pop in.
As for the heat/burn, like stated use a T-stat and you can layers the sheets of newspaper until you get it just right.
Papers rock !
Re: Uber Battle: Newspaper vs. Cypress vs. Aspen
I like plain old paper towel the best for obvious reasons. cost and ease of cleaning. I also like it because if your only spot cleaning aspen you are at much bigger risk of mite infestation. As far as mites go they dont have many places to hide on paper towels and you can see them much easier.
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Paper towel is a good choice for hatchlings but be very careful w/ bigger snakes. If ingested it won't break down and can/will cause major impaction and death. Also, you are at no risk of mite infection unless you bring new animals in to your collection. Mites just don't appear out of nowhere. :)
Re: Uber Battle: Newspaper vs. Cypress vs. Aspen
True but if you are feeding live in your tank which I do mice or rats can bring the mites with them.
Re: Uber Battle: Newspaper vs. Cypress vs. Aspen
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Originally Posted by moespeaking
True but if you are feeding live in your tank which I do mice or rats can bring the mites with them.
Mice or rats don't carry snake mites.