How often do you change substrate?
I'm considering switching from newspaper to cypress mulch to help with humidity.
Other than spot-cleaning and removing feces, how often do you guys change your BP's substrate?
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I completely change it when they make a huge poo poo. I just spot clean urine and urates.
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when they choose to dirty it...probably ends up being 1-2 a week. I use newspaper though, dont even have to pay for it :)
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I change it after my snakes poos or just spot clean when he urinates.
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Probably a few times a week. I use newspaper so just any time its dirty or wet. I check each snake daily.
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I chose every few days, because I also use unprinted newspaper for the juvies and adults, and paper towels for the babies.
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I use newspaper and change it weekly, sooner if they make some sort of mess in there.
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Shadera
I use newspaper and change it weekly, sooner if they make some sort of mess in there.
Same here.
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It depends. If they make a mess, tip their water bowl, and shed all over the place then I dump it. If not, I spot clean for a good 2-3 weeks then dump it.
I use aspen though, newspaper or papertowels would require much more often changes.
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Thanks everybody! I'm using newspaper now, which I do change often. But if I were using something that took a bit more time to clean and a bit more money to replace, I'm not sure I could keep up with several-times-weekly cleaning.
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Change the paper each time there is a mess, and substrate on cool side if they dirty....otherwise every week or so with the substrate....
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I use aspen and spot clean as necessary and fully change about once a month. Sometimes sooner if they make an extra mess or take a extra big poo, sometimes less if there's only urates and they're saving up that big poo.
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I have a BP, Zeke, who is shedding right now. His shed isn't going too well b/c of the humidity. I heard that Cypres Mulch is good, but has to be the pure form. Are there any other substrates that help with humidity?
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When I was using cypress, I'd only do a full change out every few months on average. Spot clean it when needed, add some fresh cypress to replace that which you removed, mix it up weekly so it stays aerated and you don't end up with any fungus growing underneath everything. I know others that use cypress who only do a full change out twice a year. It can go a long way if you stay on top of keeping it clean.
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I use the infamous reptile carpet. I change it when soiled and/or once a week. The used ones go in the washing machine with soap and bleach. I also disinfect my enclosures weekly with a bleach solution and water bowls are changed out for clean ones daily. I keep extras of everything so that enclosure cleaning is very quick and I can disinfect the stuff when it is convenient for me.
Sandy
