I also switched to Reptile Prime a while back and do not anticipate using anything else for my snakes, for all of the reasons mentioned above. I do not mind the price as it does not take that much at all for my ball python and about 1/2 to 3/4 a bag for my blood python. The blood loves to bury himself in there leaving only his head out, lol. I am happy you found this product and like it so much.