Either news paper of the bark is great. I use the natures bark, it looks nice and is easy to maintain. I think it is all just what your personal preference is. Hope this helps.
09-18-2003, 01:00 AM
T-DOT
bedding
sure thanks but i just swiched to newpaper it make it easier fr me
09-25-2003, 12:34 PM
Denise
My New Funky Male
I use Kitchen roll. I find it nicer to look at then newspaper :) Easy to change and always at hand to clean the boxes.
Just my humble opinion :)
Denise
09-25-2003, 02:02 PM
Newspaper.....easy, accesablie, etc etc.
09-25-2003, 10:54 PM
T-DOT
thanks hey this site looks great ~!!
09-26-2003, 05:47 AM
BallKingdom
The Locust is in the house
Newspaper would be your cheapest way to go. But I like barks because it gets the humidity perfect and works well. I had to ditch bark for my bp's cause I found bugs in it! No they're on astro turf. It's more appealing then newspaper!
09-27-2003, 01:21 AM
T-DOT
yep i know lol hehe my snakes like it too hehe
09-27-2003, 10:14 AM
BallKingdom
I remember someone on one of my yahoo groups saying they use mulch or something from home depot. They say it works better then any other herp brand substrate and is sooo cheap. I bet if baked it'd make a good substrate. I'm not sure I'd use it, just a thought.
11-23-2003, 10:43 PM
CTReptileRescue
We happen to use cypress Mulch (home depot, or a local garden shop)
Anyhow we found it to be easiest to use and fairly inexpensive (we need to get substrate for 50 or so cages, so that seems to work great for us.
PS animals in isolation / quarenteen are always kept on either white paper towel or unprinted newspaper (easiest to get a fecal that way)
Ok just my two cents
RUSTY
11-23-2003, 10:55 PM
SheSkweezes
We use aspen pellets...they last forever...easy to scoop out messes. Gotta watch for mites with some bedding...they are terrible to get rid of
11-24-2003, 01:17 AM
Ironhead
test pic
But if you do have mites.......In my book The Guide to Owning a Ball Python written by John Coborn it states inside that "Mites can be quickly eradicated using an insecticidal dichlorvos strip (of the type used to control houseflies). A small piece of such a strip placed in a perforated container and suspended in the terrarium will kill off free-moving mites. Remove the strip after three days then repeat the operation ten day's later to kill off any newly hatched mites. Two or three treatments will usually destroy all mites in the terrarium.
11-24-2003, 07:18 AM
BallKingdom
Thats typically used to getting a terarium mite free, so it can be used again. I'd probly use bleach and soap....
I've heard of all kinds of ways to kill bp mites. Powders, soaking, vaseline, too many to list. But I doubt bugs in a substrate are the same as parasitic mites.
