Anybody use Diamond Soft?

What is Diamond Soft, and what does it look like??? I've never heard of it.

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Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady

What is Diamond Soft, and what does it look like??? I've never heard of it.

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http://www.teklad.com/bedding/diamond.asp

Man, that stuff is cool! It kinda looks like T-Rex's Desert Snow bedding. That's becoming even harder and harder to find.

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Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady

Man, that stuff is cool! It kinda looks like T-Rex's Desert Snow bedding. That's becoming even harder and harder to find.

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I almost bought a bag of Desert Snow when I first got my BP but it was twice the cost of aspen. Looks quite similar as diamond-soft, maybe not as fine of particles, but same type of bleached pulp product. It would be very helpful for spot cleaning because it is so white. Yellow urine can be hard to find on the yellow/tan aspen.

www.reptilesupply.com still has the desert snow substrate. I don't know if it's worth it to pay for the cost plus shipping though.

Champ, I only buy it for my white snakes....:D Everybody else just gets plain ol' newpaper. And yes, it is very expensive!!! But aren't white snakes worth it? :P

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Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady

Champ, I only buy it for my white snakes....:D Everybody else just gets plain ol' newpaper. And yes, it is very expensive!!! But aren't white snakes worth it? :P

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Aahhhh, so you're a substrate racist... :D

I can see how that would look really good though

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Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady

Champ, I only buy it for my white snakes....:D Everybody else just gets plain ol' newpaper. And yes, it is very expensive!!! But aren't white snakes worth it? :P

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I was actually thinking of using it for my black snake. ;)

Its very much like desert snow. Its great for spot cleaning because the area that needs to be removed jumps out at you. I stopped using desert snow because it was too expensive, now I just use craft paper.

Can anyone comment on the dust it contains/produces? Is is completely dust-free? Or a little dust? A lot?

Not much dust, it does get packed down a bit though so you need to fluff it up every now and then to make sure you're not blocking your heat transfer.