Trying to find a new bedding for my snake...

Everyone I know loves newsprint. I hate it. They say its easy to clean? With them tipping water bowls daily, I find that it is really not. My snakes used to burrow more, and tip bowls less when I had aspen in there. That being said I am terribly afraid to feed on aspen bedding, so I am stuck with newsprint I guess.

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Originally Posted by stormwulf133

Everyone I know loves newsprint. I hate it. They say its easy to clean? With them tipping water bowls daily, I find that it is really not. My snakes used to burrow more, and tip bowls less when I had aspen in there. That being said I am terribly afraid to feed on aspen bedding, so I am stuck with newsprint I guess.

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Get heavier water bowls. The same happened to me until I got a heavier crock bowl from Walmart. Dog bowls work the best.

Yeh, aspen sucks for humidity! I'm currently using it myself and looking to make a switch once my current bag of it runs out:rolleyes:

i'm a big fan of ecoearth for the natural look and humidity retention. in my area, i normally only have to wet a small portion of the tank to keep humidity levels in check

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Originally Posted by mrshawt

Get heavier water bowls. The same happened to me until I got a heavier crock bowl from Walmart. Dog bowls work the best.

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I already use as big as the tubs will allow for. They still manage and I have no idea how.

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Originally Posted by stormwulf133

I already use as big as the tubs will allow for. They still manage and I have no idea how.

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I didn't mean big, I mean bottom heavy ones.

I use coco husk and it holds humidity well.... I also feed on it and have not had any problems.....

If you need to bump up humidity in a tank set-up i found that a wet hand towel over 50% of the lid bumps humidity by 20% or as needed.
I use cypress for my adults and aspen for my juveniles as it won't cause problems if digested.

Just remember the key--high humidity is ok, between 60 and 80%--but dampness is NOT. Bedding should be dry.