substrate

I use both paper and aspen. Aspen for the ones that are on display (okay, so most of them) and newspaper for the new babies in quarantine. I only use aspen over newspaper because I can produce it myself, and I don't have to worry about finding stuff in the aspen itself. I've found bits of metal, a few pieces of plastic - and my personal favorite - a dead mouse.

If it wasn't so easy for me to use aspen I make myself, and wasn't so cheap - I'd buy printless newspaper. Until then, I'll use aspen, and printed newspaper for the quarantine room..

I'm gonna throw out my suggestion of Healthy Pet Pure Cellulose Dust Free cat litter. No other brand or type. This stuff beats aspen by a mile, is safe, absorbent, odor free, and just beats everything else i've tried by a mile and a half. Call me crazy but it works very well.

I currently use aspen bedding and don`t have any problems with it.I was wondering about saw dust though,Could i use it or would it just be more of a problem?
Reason for asking is i have a endless supplie at work.

I use coco husk for my snakes now. We use it at my work and i love it!
Makes spot cleaning so much more easier. plus humidity is wonderful!

I use aspen for all my snakes
I use coconut and moss for my skink

I'm hating the aspen too though. I wonder if I can switch them to fleece liners like I have with my hedgehog. D; Would make life so much easier.

Coconut fiber with cypress mulch ontop

a big bag of cypress mulch is 2$ at lowes and lasts me like a year.

when i switch to a tub rack i might use just the coconut fiber tho, or aspen.

The germans use "Tierwohl" alot. Or JRS what is similar to Aspen, just cheaper.
My problem is that iam allergic to all wood stuff. so im trying som coco husk now.
Second problem with that is, that the males get soak this stuff into the hemipenes and
get an infection!

Over here you cant get Cypress. Only the "ForestFloor"... 12 Euro for the smallest bag LOL!

I use coconut soft chips, holds moisture the best and keeps the humidity at a good level.

The aspen shavings are a bit of a pain, but I use them in a pinch. The shredded aspen, on the other hand, is awesome. The only drawback is that you have to keep an eye on it for mold, as moisture will cause it to mold up eventually. It's extremely absorbent, stays put, and is easy to deal with.

Ive tried different bedding and I will stick to my blue shop paper towels. Work well for me.