Best Substrate

I know there is a care sheet thread already up but I wanted to know what everyone was using and what was one of the easiest ones to use. I don't want to use newspaper because it's ugly and I heard AstroTurf kept the smells in. I could use some help lol

I really like corrugated wrap. It looks better than newspaper and is really easy to keep your tank clean with it.

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100 people will tell you 100 different things. The cheapest thing other that paper is aspen, you can go to stores like tractor supply and get a huge bag for about $10. Cypress is pretty good at holding moisture and so is eco earth loose substrate....eco earth is just a pain to clean out and you'll have to let it dry out a little before you put it in otherwise your humidity will be 100%.

The corogated paper looks like a perfected zin garden lol.

The corrugated wrap looks awesome! What is it made of?

I know it's gonna' sound like a blinding flash of the obvious, but the best substrate is the one that works for you. The best substrates are, absorbent, have a low dust factor, and are easy to clean. For me, looks are way down on the list. BPs really aren't a display snake, and neither is their substrate.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

I really like corrugated wrap. It looks better than newspaper and is really easy to keep your tank clean

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:number1: is what I like to use.

Cardboard, it's basically half of a sheet of it.

It even comes in colors:

http://imgusr.tradekey.com/o-B259852...-chocolate.jpg

Depends on what your goin for. Newspaper is the easiest to clean, cypress holds the best humidity levels but sucks during the cooling season, aspen holds good temps and humidity, corrugated paper works well and its basically thinner cardboard so it holds better humidity then newspaper. Astroturf i think personally sucks.

I may switch to the corrugated wrap for my ball pythons, and just leave the aspen for my Columbian RT....he thinks hes a sand boa.

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Originally Posted by snake lab

Astroturf i think personally sucks.

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I guess I understand the visual appeal of astro truf, but I don't care what you do to try and clean it, I don't think you can ever get all the stuff out of it. Too many places for bad thing to hide.

The corrugate stuff looks like a nice linear patterned berber carpet :banana:

I can't imagine anything being easier to clean than the corrugated wrap.


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Anyone using the corrugate substrate notice a drop in humidity levels?

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Originally Posted by UpNorth

Anyone using the corrugate substrate notice a drop in humidity levels?

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Me stayed constant. The PVC cages I use hold humidity very well regardless. I've used aspen, paper towels, butchers paper, and finally I'm currently using the corrugated wrap. My cages have stayed at 60%

I use the paper from cage liners.net. I have 200 sheets on the way to me now that I had custom cut for these tubs, and I still have a roll left over from when I used the Boaphile 421D.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...7/IMG_0923.jpg

Closeup of what it looks like:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...7/DSC01195.jpg

Newspaper is the best substrate for the snakes...Who cares what it looks like to you if it's best for your snake!!!

I used corrugated wrap for my Retics years ago... Anybody who works with cardboard a lot knows how bad it dries your hands out...Does the same to the snakes...I would never go back to that again!!!

I really like and use Disposable Cage Liner...I still use a few sheets of newspaper with it though...

http://www.cageliners.net/

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Cardboard, it's basically half of a sheet of it.

It even comes in colors:

http://imgusr.tradekey.com/o-B259852...-chocolate.jpg

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Where do you get these from aaron?

Right now my cresties and ball are on coconut husk, but I plan on switching to cypress or some other mixture. I was previously using aspen for my ball, but it gets really dusty when I clean. Since I don't have a large collection by any means, newspaper isn't really any more practical than wood products. In the end it really just comes down to personal preference.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Where do you get these from aaron?

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I get them from http://www.papermart.com/Product%20P...x?GroupID=4608