Poll: What Substrate Do You Prefer?

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Originally Posted by CryHavoc17

Its the old school substrate. Lots of guys who have been keeping since WAY back in the day swear by pine. Apparently as long as it has been kiln dried to remove the phenols it works just fine.

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Huh. Well that certainly is interesting. Thank you for the input! I was wondering about the phenols.

Eco-Carpet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg1QGI1COsI

I'm currently using cypress mulch that I buy from my local lawn and garden store where I buy 3 cubic feet for the same price as 1/3 cubic feet. I might give aspen a try at some point just for the economic value but cypress holds humidity really well

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Originally Posted by Cyndymei

From my understanding, I thought you were NEVER supposed to use pine because of the oils in it were toxic to snakes?

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No, kilned dried pine shaving are perfectly safe. I've used it for decades with hundreds of reptiles, small mammals, horses and more! (Look at my video playlist, almost all my snakes are on pine). The substrate you are thinking about is CEDAR!

I use a mix of aspen and eco earth