astro turf????

Hey all
i am working on building a big cage for my 8 ft bci and its about 3/4 done and i am tinking of going with the outdoor indoor astro turf like carpeting form home depot for like 20 bucks gives me a 6 by 8 piece witch give me 3 pieces 2 by 8
so i was wondering if any of you use it for you big tanks??
now this is for a snake thats a pet and a pal so i want him seen and know i can use paper and all that but i just was thinking this would just dress up the cage a little :D
thanks for looking all

i was going to try astro turf but i think it's too rough for snakes

It's hard to keep clean, isn't absorbant, and as stated above is very abrasive.

I would use something else.

That stuff would not be the greatest. To me anything like that is begging to harbor bacteria from fecal/urate material. It's really about whats best for the animal, I would suggest aspen or paper.

yeah ok thanks guys just asking it was a idea
think ill stick with the aspen shaveings then

I think aspen looks lovely. :) the color reminds me of a beach, and looks very nice with greenery.

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Originally Posted by xFenrir

I think aspen looks lovely. :) the color reminds me of a beach, and looks very nice with greenery.

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Im so glad im not the only one that thought this! Ive always thought that aspen kinda looked like sand on a beach too. :gj: Maybe its bc i live near the ocean lol.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Im so glad im not the only one that thought this! Ive always thought that aspen kinda looked like sand on a beach too. :gj: Maybe its bc i live near the ocean lol.

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Lol I thought I was just weird. I used reptibark at first, so when I switched to aspen it was a MAJOR color difference! I thought it looked very tropical with the waterfall and the greenery I had in Loki's tank, and the color is pretty much the color of sand. :P I don't live near the ocean (about 3 hours away actually) but I'd love to! The ocean is one of my all-time favorite places. :)

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Originally Posted by xFenrir

Lol I thought I was just weird. I used reptibark at first, so when I switched to aspen it was a MAJOR color difference! I thought it looked very tropical with the waterfall and the greenery I had in Loki's tank, and the color is pretty much the color of sand. :P I don't live near the ocean (about 3 hours away actually) but I'd love to! The ocean is one of my all-time favorite places. :)

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Yea i had used cypress mulch and repti bark before so when i tried aspen it looked funny. And sani chips look ALOT like sand.

I love the ocean but CT's beaches suck :(. Beaches down south are wayyy nicer :gj:

yes aspen does look good but is it harder to keep humity up

i use ecoturf for mine and i love it easy to clean and reuse doesnt get all over the place when pulling them out and they grab a chunk with ther tale lol, and atleast imo i think it looks real nice and clean

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Originally Posted by Mantra

i use ecoturf for mine and i love it easy to clean and reuse doesnt get all over the place when pulling them out and they grab a chunk with ther tale lol, and atleast imo i think it looks real nice and clean

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where would i buy it at?

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Originally Posted by kenncarleton

where would i buy it at?

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you can get them on amazon like these:
http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-Carpet...rds=eco+carpet

or like petco/petsmart and such i like them

it might cost alot to do a 3 by8 cage lol

To be honest I've never had a problem with humidity. Then again we built our own enclosure, so that might have something to do with it, as well as our location. The lowest the humidity's fallen has been to 45% on really dry days, usually one mist brings it right back up for the rest of the day. :) But yes, normally aspen is one of the more difficult humidity keepers, unlike cypress or eco-earth.

the zoo med eco carpets are awesome i use one for my big BP's cage and they're super easy to clean and dont hold a smell or anything gross lol. you just take them outside and put a VERY mild bleach solution on them with some water, then spray down for a good 5 minutes with the hose