Reptiprime???

[viper69]

Appreciate the feedback.

Not sure if Reptiprime is as dust free as they claim, is it?

How’s the poop odor of this stuff compared to aspen bedding?

Never used cypress either...

[Sunnieskys]

Reptile prime is 99% dust free. Like seriously dust free. I never know when either snake pees as I can not smell it.

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Reptile prime is 99% dust free. Like seriously dust free. I never know when either snake pees as I can not smell it.

[viper69]

Reptile prime is 99% dust free. Like seriously dust free. I never know when either snake pees as I can not smell it.

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Reptile prime is 99% dust free. Like seriously dust free. I never know when either snake pees as I can not smell it.

Thank you! May try it with my Woma first.

[Sauzo]

Cypress is also dust free. ReptiChips is pretty much dust free too.

My advice is order a bag of it and try it yourself. You are going to get all kinds of different answers as everyones set ups are going to be different.

But i can tell you in 20+ years of keeping snakes, aspen has still been the best standby substrate for me. Yes, it is kind of dusty but you know what, i have never had an issue with the dust on any of my snakes. It is cheap and readily available which means you can throw it out every month or even every 2 weeks if you feel you need an ultra clean cage. You can mist it which will kill the dust and it wont mold unless it has been sitting soiled for a long time and wet. I personally would never let any substrate sit for over 3 months on a snake. You might not see poop or piss but you cant tell me the snake has not crawled across it at some point if it took a poop or piss in the middle of the night. Those particles of waste WILL get tracked around the cage even if you cant see it. Heck i think most of the substrates even tell you to change it out every 3 months at the longest.

Anyways, just order a bag and try it. just be aware that it is the least economical substrate so if you have lots of snakes, you will go broke using it unless you let the stuff sit in the cages for months on end which imo is kind of gross

[KevinK]

Cypress is also dust free. ReptiChips is pretty much dust free too.

My advice is order a bag of it and try it yourself. You are going to get all kinds of different answers as everyones set ups are going to be different.

But i can tell you in 20+ years of keeping snakes, aspen has still been the best standby substrate for me. Yes, it is kind of dusty but you know what, i have never had an issue with the dust on any of my snakes. It is cheap and readily available which means you can throw it out every month or even every 2 weeks if you feel you need an ultra clean cage. You can mist it which will kill the dust and it wont mold unless it has been sitting soiled for a long time and wet. I personally would never let any substrate sit for over 3 months on a snake. You might not see poop or piss but you cant tell me the snake has not crawled across it at some point if it took a poop or piss in the middle of the night. Those particles of waste WILL get tracked around the cage even if you cant see it. Heck i think most of the substrates even tell you to change it out every 3 months at the longest.

Anyways, just order a bag and try it. just be aware that it is the least economical substrate so if you have lots of snakes, you will go broke using it unless you let the stuff sit in the cages for months on end which imo is kind of gross

When I did use aspen in the past, I had a metal window screen stapled to a wooden frame that I used to sift out dust from bags of aspen. Worked like a CHAMP.

[viper69]

Cypress is also dust free. ReptiChips is pretty much dust free too.

My advice is order a bag of it and try it yourself. You are going to get all kinds of different answers as everyones set ups are going to be different.

But i can tell you in 20+ years of keeping snakes, aspen has still been the best standby substrate for me. Yes, it is kind of dusty but you know what, i have never had an issue with the dust on any of my snakes. It is cheap and readily available which means you can throw it out every month or even every 2 weeks if you feel you need an ultra clean cage. You can mist it which will kill the dust and it wont mold unless it has been sitting soiled for a long time and wet. I personally would never let any substrate sit for over 3 months on a snake. You might not see poop or piss but you cant tell me the snake has not crawled across it at some point if it took a poop or piss in the middle of the night. Those particles of waste WILL get tracked around the cage even if you cant see it. Heck i think most of the substrates even tell you to change it out every 3 months at the longest.

Anyways, just order a bag and try it. just be aware that it is the least economical substrate so if you have lots of snakes, you will go broke using it unless you let the stuff sit in the cages for months on end which imo is kind of gross

I’m aspen fan too for reasons you mentioned. I’m asking a few questions to clear some basics out of the way- I realize you need to try. Agreed on cost!!

[Sauzo]

I actually just got my single bag of the stuff which I'm going to test on pat my GTP. I'll let you know how i like it. First strike though is the giant pic of Brian on the bag. It's a lot bigger in person than on the website lol.

[Sauzo]

So i switched out the ReptiChips for the Reptile Prime. Stuff does seem pretty nice. It is nice and fluffy and is more or less dust free when i stirred it up. Stuff seems like it would be great for small to small/medium snakes. For any large constrictor like a boa or retic or burm, nope the stuff is way too airy, fluffy and light. It would be shoved into piles the second the snake started to move around and with it being so light, they could easily bury a turd or piss in it. But anyways, i think its great for smaller snakes but the shipping is a breaker. I'll stick to cypress for now but i will probably use it for Pat. Going to have to wait until he actually comes down to check it out at night.