Bye Bye Bark!

Newspaper,safe, absorbant,disposable,cheap, you can layer it to limit the amount of heat that seeps up (realy should have a lampdimmer/thermostat though) crumple a sheet up and it becomes instant cover for the snake to crawl around under,sorta like leaves.

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Originally Posted by Wizill

i used repti-carpet, my snakes all hated it. they couldn't move backwards on it, scales would rip.

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Yeah I noticed that about the repti-carpet, but the Lizard Liner doesn't have loose or freyed pieces that can get stuck or snag on them. I also like that you can buy pieces already sized for your tank but even if you cut it down it still doesn't have freyed edges.

For like 3.50 they have this amazing substrate called eco-earth, awsome stuff. If you need higher humidities and want a naturalistic looking substrate, use it.

I use astro for all my ball pythons, the lizards get eco-earth :)

I wash my repti-carpet in the washing machine all the time and it does not come apart. I would never put it in the dryer. I'm sure it would shrink and get all uneven. But the washing machine is completely safe with Repti-carpet.

Hmmm, maybe it depends on the machine? I'm not sure why others had that problem. I've never tried the machine because I clean and disinfect my carpet weekly. Not sure how I'd disinfect it in the washer. I do throw mine in the dryer to dry and have had no problems with it.

Bleach in the washing machine would disinfect. :) Maybe if you do it on the gentle cycle, there would be less chance of tearing up? Or maybe Ken got lucky and got some particularly sturdy carpet? :lol:

Repti-carpet does look to be more sturdy than my Lizard Liner. Forgot about bleach, but I'm such a wienie I'm too scared to use bleach on any of my reptile stuff. I still do it (hesitantly) on my fish deco,but that's because I haven't found an alternative. I once disinfected some aquarium deco with bleach and let it air dry for awhile. I thought for sure it was all gone, but discovered it wasn't after I put the deco back in the tank and the fish started having a reaction to it and dying. I had to quickly get as many fish out of the water into another tank. I know others have success with bleach, but I'm a wuss. I prefer sticking with something I don't have to worry about screwing up (I'm good at that). Besides, with the Nolvasan/Virosan I don't have to make sure it's totally dry and rinsed - it's safe.

Could you toss some Nolvasan/Virosan in the washing machine like you would bleach? But really...so long as you have an established routine that works for you, it's silly to look for ways to change it, huh? :) I'm always on the lookout for the simplest way to get things done.

I was just wondering the same. My concern would be the possibility of it mixing with my clothes and detergent, etc. I'm a worry-wort.