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    Coco husk substrate

    I'm thinking about switching my kings and corns to Coco husk instead of aspen. I like that they don't mold, looks good, and it starts damp and slightly wet mimicking wet substrate after a rain and then dries pretty quickly in a few days. I had been testing it with my king who immediately started exploring the substrate.

    Anyways, I can't seem find a lot of info about this type of substrate. Specifically, people's experience with this vs aspen. Most of my colubrids are in aspen, including the corns. And my calculations show in my area, aspen is about a $1 more than a brick of Coco husk. Money aside, is there any reason to avoid using Coco husk? Is it more dusty than aspen? I don't want to use Coco fiber with my colubrids.

    Thanks in advance.

    PS I had looked into hemp bedding. Heard a lot of great things about it but they are difficult to find in my area and more expensive. Is it worth it though, I wonder?
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    Re: Coco husk substrate

    For 3 years, I've used Reptile Prime and Reptichip. Reptile Prime I tried out because I was able to pickup 5 bags for a really good price. Reptichip has bigger chunks. I like both and never had mold issues. I have a Mexican black king and a ball python. Between the 2, I like Reptile Prime better, but it's a little more expensive than necessary for me to buy.

    I just now purchased Prococo Cocochip and 5 blocks of the Freedom Breeder Coco Blox. I like to try different things, and the prices were decent on them. Hopefully they will be good too.

    With the Reptile Prime and the Reptichip, it has a nice smell, a natural earth smell. And, of course, holds humidity much better.

    I don't think this directly answers your question, but it's my opinion on the stuff I've used.

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    I started out using aspen for my kingsnake and now I use a mixture of cypress mulch and coco fiber. I know you mentioned that you don't want to use coco fiber but I think I can still recommend switching off of aspen just for the fact that coco products don't mold and you don't need to worry about spilling water or not being able to raise humidity. I haven't had any dust issues so far.
    I've also been looking into hemp because it's more sustainable than cypress and seems just as effective, so I'd also love to hear if anyone has experience with it.
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