aspen question

[kitedemon]

That said I have only seen it on my adults, never on the smaller snakes Juno in the photo is quite large around 4000 gm.

[Artemille]

I've only had that happen with Exo Terra Forrest Floor. That stuff gave me splinters as well on an almost daily basis. Only lasted a week.

[jasonmcgilvrey83]

What u guys recamend I have tried eco earth and repti bark. Both are good and would use again but what else is really good for bps besides paper towls and newspaper.

[The Serpent Merchant]

I've used:

Aspen
Cypress Mulch
Eco-Earth
Paper towels
Butchers paper
Newspaper
& Corrugated wrap

With my BP's all have their advantages and disadvantages.

Cypress and eco earth are great for boosting humidity, Aspen looks good and smells good, but all three of these can be a mess and a pain to deal with in larger cages (in my opinion) Personally I prefer paper as it provides the cleanest/most sterile environment for my BP's. If I wasn't using paper based substrates I would use eco-earth.

[Badgemash]

Personally I prefer paper as it provides the cleanest/most sterile environment for my BP's. If I wasn't using paper based substrates I would use eco-earth.

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[kitedemon]

Paper towels are the only substrate documented to cause death if ingested. I'd not suggest it.

Personally coco coir it my fav I keep trying other things and keep going back the super low cost the resistance to mold and such and huge absorbency, water holding ability. Keep bringing me back.


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[Neal]

What u guys recamend I have tried eco earth and repti bark. Both are good and would use again but what else is really good for bps besides paper towls and newspaper.

CoCo Husk or Aspen. I've never had that issue with the chip between the scale and like kite said, it's a 4000 gram snake.

CoCo Husk holds humidity pretty decently and I wouldn't keep a snake on Eco Earth, but that's just me. Cypress Mulch or Forest Floor is good as well though I recall somebody saying Cypress Mulch is facing some environmental issues with the demand for all the mulch and what not, so I'd be concerned at how long until they take actions against it.

[kitedemon]

I have said cyprus is not a 'green' choice. Cyprus lumber is uncommon but mulch is. Grinding whole trees for wood chips is hardly a great option especially given the slow growth of cyprus trees. Coco coir (aka, eco earth, coco husk, coconut husk) is a by product of coconut harvest. Years ago the husk was just discarded.

[Expensive hobby]

I'm pretty new to BP's but I use EcoEarth(the condensed bricks) and my girl seems to like it a lot. She doesn't really "burrow" in it, but in her hide she makes a nice little circular depression.

It's easy to clean to because all the waste sits on top and I just skim the top clean and add more if necessary.

I also feed in a separate cardboard box so I don't have to worry about her accidentally ingesting it or her thinking its strike time when I get her out to handle or clean...

[Diamond Serpents]

I also feed in a separate cardboard box so I don't have to worry about her accidentally ingesting it or her thinking its strike time when I get her out to handle or clean...

This is a myth, but its on of those thing you are going to have to try for your self. When I started out with BPs over 2 years ago I did the same thing took the snake out put in tote fed it in there thinking it would make it less agressive. If a BP is going to bite you its going to bit you regardless of what you do, or where you feed it.

I also use Aspen, never had a problem with it yet. I do plan to switch over to news paper here soon because it is cheaper.