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View Poll Results: What Substrate do you use

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  • Coconut Husk (Eco Earth)

    29 22.48%
  • Aspen Shavings

    28 21.71%
  • Reptile Prime

    14 10.85%
  • Cypress Mulch

    23 17.83%
  • Peat Moss

    0 0%
  • Orchid Bark

    1 0.78%
  • Artificial Turf

    0 0%
  • Reptichip

    23 17.83%
  • Carpet Bedding (Eco Carpet)

    3 2.33%
  • Newspaper

    11 8.53%
  • Paper Towels/Shop Towels

    16 12.40%
  • A Mixture of Different Substrates

    14 10.85%
  • Other

    10 7.75%
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    Re: What Do You Use?

    Quote Originally Posted by MarkL1561 View Post
    I do a layer of eco earth topped with coconut fiber. Recently tried reptichip and it’s pretty good but I had to pick plastic out of it. So far the best coconut fiber I’ve gotten is Kritters crumble on Amazon. It’s much higher quality imo softer, no plastic, and looks nicer.


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    I've never heard of Kritters Crumble before. I'll have to look it up.

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    I use Eco earth and it works really well with the humidity needs for my ball python. During shedding I use a bit of sphagnum moss for extra humidity. I also just love the natural look as well.
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    Re: What Do You Use?

    Aspen = San Diego Gopher snakes, Hognose, Rat snake and Northern BTS
    Forest Floor = Ball Python and both my Boa's
    Eco Earth = Crestie & Leopard geckos



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    I was using bioactive, but I didn't seal one of my tanks and ran into other issues, so I went back to Aspen for now, but when my new AP cage comes in I'm going to go back to bioactive.

    I went to Lowes and bought organic top soil, Peat moss, Play sand(which I ran boiling water through) and maybe Eco Earth, I'm not 100% sure. But I mixed at a consistency I liked that would hold good and keep decent humidity, took some playing around with.
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    Currently reptichip mixed with reptile prime. But once I get home from work it’s all changing to indented Kraft paper. $25 for a 18”x300’ roll on amazon. Easier in a way to clean. Snakes won’t drag anything out when being removed from the cage. Don’t have to worry about them eating the substrate as well. Plus my Suriname likes to either poop under it or bury the poop making it next to impossible to know when she goes.

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    Re: What Do You Use?

    Your local uhaul sells a huge box of Kraft paper for 9.99 that's 1/3rd the price of amazon.

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    I use eco-earth and reptichip, about a 50/50 mixture

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    Re: What Do You Use?

    I mostly use the paper tub liners for my racks with the pre cut holes. In the winter i use a combination of both repitchip and liners due to the lack of humidity in the winter.
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