A few chlorhexadine questions!

Does anybody know the answer to my substrate question?

Substrate should be thrown away, thats where all the nasties are absorbed and bacteria grow.

I use newspaper so you chuck the paper, spray tub, hides and wipe tub. If its real nasty I scrub and rinse out.

What you do has alot to do with your setup. I always keep extra rack spaces so I can change tub instantly and clean yuck tub later if needed.

If you have a tank its more envolved.

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

Substrate should be thrown away, thats where all the nasties are absorbed and bacteria grow.

I use newspaper so you chuck the paper, spray tub, hides and wipe tub. If its real nasty I scrub and rinse out.

What you do has alot to do with your setup. I always keep extra rack spaces so I can change tub instantly and clean yuck tub later if needed.

If you have a tank its more envolved.

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Why is Repti-Bark so expensive :( This'll cost me fortunes.

Thats why people use aspen, cypress or newsprint.

Especially when you have lots of snakes.:snake::snake::snake::snake::snake::snake::snake::snake::snake::snake:

Can I not reuse the same substrate if I thoroughly disinfect it with chlorhexidine and then PAM it?

Sorry for all the questions...

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Originally Posted by DutchHerp

Can I not reuse the same substrate if I thoroughly disinfect it with chlorhexidine and then PAM it?

Sorry for all the questions...

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You should never ever reuse cage substrate. Just because it looks clean doesn't mean it is. If you use cypress because it looks good (I used to when i had only 2 snakes) then just spot clean every day or as necessary and then remove all the cypress, clean everything and add new cypress every 2 weeks. That's what i used to do but now i use newspaper because it's simply much more cost effective.