Aspen vs Reptile Bark

[chapskis1]

You basically answered your own question. Its good you found what you like, and the snake sheds correctly. Everyne has different needs. I use aspen when its really humid and I dont want high humidity. I use Newspaper when the humidity is perfect for cost effectiveness and ease or of cleaning. I use Cypress Mulch when its really dry in my house this helps me rise humidity in my racks..

I've been using newspaper (actually the unprinted packing paper from Home Depot) because it is cheap and easy, and my humidity has been perfect. I have only had the enclosure set up for a month, so come winter I may have some humidity issues. You stated that you switch substrates. Would changing substrates occasionally stress out the snake?

Thanks,

George

[RebelYell83]

my favorite set up EVER,was a 30 breeder,with reptibark,2 rock water dishes,2 hides with dark mulch hot glued to them,and some cool drift wood pieces in it,but paying 20 bucks a month on substrate kinda sucked,and i couldnt find the cage substrate cleaner local to was it with as recomended from the company,so i switched to news paper,then to sani chips,and now some on mulch some on aspen shavings,cleanliness,couldnt beat news paper,when i had mulch in my burm tank,hed shread his skin when he shed,and that was a pain to clean out,so hes on aspen now,but i dislike aspen,as it can stick on some of the snakes and can be difficult to vaccum off the carpet if its not done right away,,,long story short,,,what works for you and your animals?

[shaunwithbite]

i normally use newspaper.. but considering using forestbark... i hope it will be oke

[Jenn]

Aspen in tanks and newspaper in racks.