Shredded newspaper as substrate?

[Shadera]

I was staring at a big bag of shredded newspaper I have that I use for stuffing foraging toys for the parrots and I wonder if it couldn't be used as substrate in a BP rack system for juvvies and subadults?

I would imagine it would be safer than wood, but would still allow them to burrow around if they like.

Thoughts and opinions?

[Inknsteel]

I know you can safely use sheets of newspaper as substrate, but I have never thought about using shredded newspaper. I don't personally see where there would be a difference, or a problem with it, but I don't know for sure. I'm curious to know the answer to this also...

[771subliminal]

will work just fine, people use newspaper all the time as substrate

[FatBoy]

The only concern that would come to mind is ingesting it when eating, but that would be no more of a problem than using aspen. The question is...if you have the newspaper before shreading it, why not use it in whole pieces?

[TanyaL]

When I had my business we would use shredded newspaper as packing and the one thing I hated most about it was the dust! I don't think I would use it for that reason alone. The amount of dust at the bottom of the bin was shocking, IMO!

[simplechamp]

there is a shredded white paper paper product that is safe for snakes, but the newspaper has ink on it, the ink would be another concern if some was ingested