Which substrate for glass enclosures

Just a quick poll to see what you guys prefer for substrate in glass enclosures (aquarium style). I have been using Cypress as it seems to retain moisture well in our dry winters.

Thanks for responding!

I've only ever used Repti-bark and clumps of sphagnum moss. I like the Repti bark but have been thinking about switching to cypress mulch for a change.

I use aspen and love it. Easy to see where the snake has done its business and spot clean and nice smell to is as well :D

I used ReptiBark until little seedlings started sprouting out. Mine's on aspen now.

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Originally Posted by schrammalot

I used ReptiBark until little seedlings started sprouting out. Mine's on aspen now.

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I've never seen this. Do you have a pic by chance?

I use Eco Earth to help with humidity. But I'm a newbie and just have one BP.

Repti-Bark with shredded coconut husk atm. Looking for coconut piece along the likes of Kritters-Krumble. I think Exo-Terra makes one that should be available somewhere in my area.

My balls are in a rack, so my papertowels don't count. But at the moment my boas are in glass enclosures and are on aspen.

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Hapi Gro Cypress mulch from Lowe's. Intended for landscaping but great for terrariums. No bugs, no dyes, no problems. And it costs only 3.48 for a bag over 30lbs!(link included)

http://www.lowes.com/pd_92889-76450-...ductId=3467633

coco coir (aka eco earth) it is cheaper than everything I have found and holds more humidity than everything I have ever tried. It is hard to beat.

My hoggy has eco-earth because its great for burrowing.

My ball has cypress mulch.

My green tree used a mixture of repti-bark and eco-earth in its glass cage and still does in its pvc cage.

I personally use Eco Earth Coconut fiber because it looks nice and it really helps with the humidity issues a glass enclosure often entails.

All depends on outside environment...

Wheb I was living in Florida during Humi summers Aspen was just fine... but with dryer winter approaching i was switching to reptibark... then I liked i way better visually so i stick with that..

When i moved to NYC... Summer are hot and Humid here... so repribark is fine... even aspen is fine but i like look of reptibark better...

During wintertime because of heaters running I'm glad That I discovered Eco Earth... is great for spot cleaning... and hold humidity just awesome... but Still i spray my glass exo-terras every 5 days or so...

I'm in Oregon. I use aspen and our humidity here is already dead on. :)

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Aspen is all I have ever used.

I have heard good things about cypress.

Harry

My boa which is in a glass enclosure is on Eco earth. My balls are in a PVC enclosure and are on eco as well, stuff just does an amazing job retaining humidity. With my boa I probably have to re-hydrate the substrate once a week to keep humidity up. The PVC enclosure I have only re-hydrated during sheds.


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I've been using aspen for my girls, but I've only had them for about 6m. :D Think I'm still a noob.

I have used them all and prefer the Eco Earth bricks. I try to find it on sale and buy it in bulk. It is awesome for spot cleaning too. My second choice would be Cypress over Aspen.

We changed to a paper-based substrate a little while back. They sell these huge brown paper bags for leaf litter, so I've been putting those to good use. I think we originally used cypress, but don't quote me on that. We stopped using it because in addition to making a mess of the carpets and dealing with the fact that the cats liked to roll around in it if it spilled, Capsicle managed to get a mouthful of it and couldn't spit it out. (I had to have a friend hold him very gently so I could try and get it out of his mouth without losing a finger, safe to say it was complete and total mayhem.)

Cap CAN be a bit of a twerp sometimes, so I don't know if it's as big of a problem for other owners or if Cap just likes to act like he has oatmeal for a brain.

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I'm using carpet which I'm sensing is gonna get me edumacated in a minute...

I am using eco-earth (coco fiber) in my tanks now. It's nice for holding in/helping with humidity better at shed time. During sheds, I cover most of the screen top with cellophane (wetted to help it stick to the lid) and it helps raise it to where I want it. Tanks can be hard to "insulate," and mine is inside a shelving unit with rubebr feet to allow the UTH to be under it.

My ball is on cypress my corn is on aspen

I use reptibark and cypress mulch together. I feel like the cypress holds humidity a little better, but personally like the bark as well becuase its more compact and doesn't mold up. (I've had the cypress mold up around the water dish before. Gotta keep an eye on that. Don't want respitory problems)