poll: favorite substrate?

[Ginevive]

I was just wondering what everyone's substrate of choice is. I have been using aspen. I like the way it smells, and the fact that it offers the snakes a nice cushiony place to sleep. I hate the mess it creates in my snakeroom after taking a snake out (they coil around it, then they relax in your arms and aspen is everywhere!) What's Your substrate of choice??

[BallPython713]

Mine's for bark...I use a special kind which looks good and is not harmful to the snake. It also suppost to hold the humidity better too. Great lookin' bp!

[Marla]

I'm currently using newspaper in all snake enclosures, but to be totally honest I prefer reptile carpet or astroturf because it's better for helping them shed and you can cut pieces to fit your cage exactly more easily than with newspaper.

[Smulkin]

Reptibark works real well dissipating pad heat, holding humidity, pieces big enough they don't ingest with meals, they like rubbing their bellies and chins on it (undulate my snakeys)

I add sphagnum on top for the blood (damn she loves to burrow).

Kings and milk are on aspen - as is the liasis atm.

[JLC]

I've got paper towels for my beardie right now....and that's worked out so far, except that the crickets hide under it. For Caesar, we're using eco-earth...that shredded cocunut stuff. He burrowed in it when he was in a burrowing mood, and it's not too messy.

Newspaper all the way baby!

[iceman25]

Bark, Bark, and lots of Bark :mrgreen:

[JamminJonah]

cocnut

[The_Godfather]

Snakes get astro-turf.

For the lizards it's nothing but eco-earth or whatever. Real nice, stuff. Made from coconut barks and stuff.

It's the BEST substrate on the market, and it's among the cheapest. On 3.50 block fills a 30 gallon.

[Mike]

any reason not to use the eco-earth on snakes?

btw, i use newspaper on most. a few have bark.