Substrate Question

[juddb]

Well as far as asthetic displays like tanks.... But i have racks and have an awesome paper towel hook up so in my racks i use paper towels, but from time to time if someone isnt eating right i switch them to aspen.

[rottendj]

i use the t-rex coco husk chunks. looks nice, cushions the failed "late night escape attempts" and as of yet hasn't gone down at dinner time

[SammysMom]

Hmmm... I guess aspen it is (by an overwhelming majority!)...

I thought I had read that it wasn't ideal because of it being so small and that it could end up being ingested? That's why I didn't have it in my options, is that wrong?

Thanks again,
Melanie

[SatanicIntention]

As long as the snake isn't ingesting copious amounts of bedding with every meal(a little mouse with your bedding?), he'll be fine.

Snakes can digest bone, teeth, keratin, so a little cellulose isn't going to pose a problem.

Have you used newspaper before? Ever seen how much urine really comes out of one tiny snake? Makes you never want to spot clean again. With newspaper and other paper substrates, when it's clean, it's clean, and you're not left with this huge heaping puddle of urine sitting underneath the substrate.

[SammysMom]

Have you used newspaper before? Ever seen how much urine really comes out of one tiny snake? Makes you never want to spot clean again. With newspaper and other paper substrates, when it's clean, it's clean, and you're not left with this huge heaping puddle of urine sitting underneath the substrate.

Good point... Yeah, I do see huge spots on her paper towels... Do you just lay the newspaper flat or do you shred it first? Would the ink affect her?

Melanie

[SatanicIntention]

Yep, I just lay it out flat. You can also put some aspen on top of the newspaper(not a full layer, just some handfuls of aspen to lightly cover the paper). Helps with absorption.

The ink is soy-based and is harmless. You could probably eat the paper if you wanted to

[Ringo]

I was using aspen and it was good. I didnt care too much for its light color so I switched to cypress mulch and I really really like it. It helps keep the humidity up too. Cypress mulch is a little more expensive than aspen but I think thats what i am going to continue to use. Here is a pick of my setup.


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