I started w/Aspen bedding but decided that I'd rather feed in the tank. Sophie could care less really as she's an easy feed (so far) but Smitty still hasn't eaten for us and I don't want to stress him more by having to remove him everytime we attempt to feed him. Also, the humidity tends to be too high (need to add even more holes) in the sterlites so low humidity is not an issue either.