Quote Originally Posted by harleybro
Thanks for all the fast replies. The person I picked him up from used the heat rock for the 4-5 years he has had him for. I have read on multiple sites that it's not good while reading up on them this morning. I will be on the way to the pet store but wanted to research a bit first. Currently he is on a sort of felt. Before the previous owner was using the "astro turf" but didn't have any left to change out. I have seen any sites recommending sand (I was thinking the digestible type) so was looking more into wood possibly cedar?
cedar is not good for snakes. The previous owner may have had the heat rock for 4 or 5 years and god only knows how many burns the snake had. aspen can be picked up for very cheap at petsmart. That is about all I would buy from there. I paid $12.99 for a 50 qt bag, which is plenty to go around. it fills my 4 1960's in my rack, a 30 gallon breeder, and a custom 37x17 enclosure and it barely has any missing