I see that there is an OLD post about Repti-Zorb liners, and someone asked a "follow up" question in that thread (they asked back in February)... but since that question didn't get a response, I figured I would ask my questions in a new thread and see if anyone can answer them.

The product I am looking at is called Repti-Zorb tub liners, specifically for the Freedom Breeder tubs. I want to use something similar to these liners because the tubs with cup holders may end up being a pain in the rear to use normal paper in. I know that I can just cut a space for the cup holder myself... but if I can find something that is pre-made, even better. From the thread that I read about them back in 2011-2012, the member posting about them said that they are much better at holding spills than normal paper (because it is made of cloth).

Here are my questions (since the only substrate I have used to-date is aspen).

1. How often do you have to change out paper in the tubs? By paper, I am referring to something like news paper or paper towels... and my assumption is weekly, at minimum... correct? I would think that paper would need to be changed almost immediately after the snake defecates. Since I will be using the FB-xxC tubs (10 / 40 / 70), water spills won't be an issue.

2. Assuming that news paper needs to be changed every week, would these Repti-Zorb sheets be the same, or are they able to last longer? My collection is pretty small at this point (7 snakes), but my intention is to ramp that up VERY quickly this year. I will have 3 females that will definitely be ready to go, and one that I'm trying to get up to size, if I can... so by this time next year, I could have as many as 20 snakes. With 7 snakes being cleaned weekly, the annual cost for these could be as much as $220/year. Making the jump to 20 snakes could make that skyrocket up to $620/year if these mats need to be changed on a weekly basis. While I have no idea exactly what I'm spending on substrate annually, I can't imagine spending upwards of $600-700... not yet anyway.

3. While I will be using Freedom Breeder tubs, I don't have a FB rack. I'm going to build a melamine rack to hold the tubs, so do you think that humidity will be an issue? I don't want to spend a huge amount of money, only to find out that these mats are terrible at maintaining humidity, and having to switch back to something else. I may get a small order from them and try it out... but I'd rather hear from anyone who has used these extensively in the past.