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 missingOriginally Posted by harleybro