Quote Originally Posted by Kaorte View Post
Using paper towels is not a death sentence. There are very few cases of snakes ingesting paper towels resulting in death. I don't even think I have heard of a ball python injecting paper towels? Maybe I am wrong.

As far as loose substrates go, I prefer a mulch like substrate instead of the dirt just because it is easier to spot messes and do a full clean.
Point is has resulted in death. My vet has had two BP ingest paper towel one survived surgery one was DOA. It is the only substrate I know of where accidental ingestion has killed. It is a unnecessary risk why take it? There is no gain as there are tons of sheet paper products that have no risk associated with them.