Laying paper/paper plates/etc. down when feeding never sounded like a very feasible option to me, especially for the ones that eat live. A lot of my snakes are literally leaping up out of their tubs before I can even get them pulled out enough to feed them at feeding time. I suppose I would be able to pick them up and slide some paper under them once they've wrapped their prey. That just seems like it would be a huge pain for 15 - 20 + snakes... As fine, fluffy and light as this Reptile Prime seems to be it seems like it's bound to get stuck all over the rodent's fur even if the rodent is dry. I really do want to give this stuff a try, though. The way i've been handling humidity is a non-stop, never ending battle! Running a high output humidifier 24/7 is racking up my electric bill and I don't see how it could possibly last very long running it 24/7...