Substrate

[Maixx]

Carefresh, Natural or Ultra
Good stuff for a smaller collection, pretty expensive.

[tcutting]

I would have tried Cypress long ago, but no one around here carries fine-ground Cypress, and the coarse-ground stuff doesn't seem economical or absorbent.

So long as you spot clean once a day absorbency isnt an issue.

[kitedemon]

It is hard to get where I am in any amount anyway, and super expensive in my area too about ten times coco. There are environmental concerns with cypress as well and in my area the greenhouses sometimes have 'cypress mulch' but it is Nootka cypress or false cyprus sometimes called yellow cedar. Be sure you know what you are buying! That is the nice thing of coco coir as long as it states no fertilizers have been added it is fine. There is no confusion.

[tcutting]

It is hard to get where I am in any amount anyway, and super expensive in my area too about ten times coco. There are environmental concerns with cypress as well and in my area the greenhouses sometimes have 'cypress mulch' but it is Nootka cypress or false cyprus sometimes called yellow cedar. Be sure you know what you are buying! That is the nice thing of coco coir as long as it states no fertilizers have been added it is fine. There is no confusion.

Thats why i bite the bullet and buy the expensice Zoo Med stuff...

[tcutting]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9SIA05P00Z1575

and since now i know newegg carries it i will never buy it from the local store again. NEWEGG ROCKS!

[Kirke13]

word of caution with paper towels, feeding needs to be supervised on paper towels they on a rare occasion stick to a prey item and be eaten with it causing all kinds of problems. Rare but it can and has happened.[/QUOTE]

Doesn't feeding always need to be supervised?

[tcutting]

Doesn't feeding always need to be supervised?

not if its F/T

[heathers*bps]

For those of you that use aspen, what is feeding your snakes on it like? I have been wanting to change my substrate, I use newspaper, but I am afraid of ingestion of the substrate.

[Homegrownscales]

I've never had an ingestion of my Aspen. I have however had a female strike and miss and I did need to get a couple shavings out of her mouth after she ate. Really as long as she's not swallowing mouthfuls of it everyday you won't have an impaction problem. The do get leaf litter and other crap on their food in the wild so they are far hardier than we give them credit for.


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