Battling Scale Rot Again.... : (

[TimmyG]

Sorry I wasn't trying to really start a big me vs you debate on this. It was rot and it is actually all cleared up now that he has shed. I would liek to say that yes cocoa fiber when used improperly can cause scale rot. So can aspen, and newspaper. Its the wetness that causes the condition. My problem was 2 fold in that I improperly mixed the substate and water which made it too moist and I have moved to a basement appartment which makes adjusting to the humidity and moisture even more difficult. However, I have used cocoafiber for about 2 years once with a scorpion and now with the bp and I have found that for me it helps because I have typically had issues keeping humidities high and it seems to do the trick. I didn't mean to offend anyone by advocating for this subsrate which I generally like when its used effectivly.

[Oxylepy]

[QUOTE=WingedWolfPsion;1162679]Many keepers I know use aspen or other particulate beddings because they can 'spot clean'. I use newspaper because I've seen a snake pee. There's no way you could get all the soiled bedding out just spot-cleaning.[QUOTE]

I realized this soon after getting my first BP (he peed on me) and there is a way around it. When you spot clean you grab a huge section of bedding. Its how I used to do it.