smelly snake?

[chetman7]

hey guys I got a quick question...I ahve my ball python for about 2 monthes now...

I changed from reg substrate to repticarpet. Does anyone know if repticarpet it good? I'm not sure if its coinicidence but wen I changed it, he hasn't :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r:..its been like 2 weeks and 2 feedings. I've noticed that he smells really bad now..almost like a musky odor...

anyone know the cause of this....hes never smelled bad before

[chetman7]

since they censored it.....I mean defacated, poop, bathroom...etc

[Sparky1]

Well i would say that its the repti carpet that smells not the snake, i have never used it myself but i know that it can hold germs and funky stuff. So my guess is it is the carpet, bp. can go for upto if not more than a month with out goin #2 and it is not an issue for them. I have noticed that mine do there best #2 at the same time they shed. Wonderful presents!

[2Devious]

Repticarpet doesn't take long to get stinky. Even after you wash it it still stinks.

I switched over to aspen and couldn't be happier.

[Sparky1]

Just to throw it out i use Cypress Mulch, i like it since it holds humidiity pretty good and if it dries out i just mist it and toss it around and mist it a lil more till it looks a dark rich brown like out of the bag and it is good. It also has a nice wood smell that helps combat the reptile smell.

[chetman7]

thanks...the smell was bugging me out....he actually did poop...don't know hiow he did it but under the leg he sleeps in...it was stuck to the roof of it. I clean out his cage entirely with soap and water....I used some ,.lysol spray....but i made sure to rinse it out with water and scrub to get all the chemicals out.

I'mma switch back to aspen...thanks for the replies

[joepythons]

hey guys I got a quick question...I ahve my ball python for about 2 monthes now...

I changed from reg substrate to repticarpet. Does anyone know if repticarpet it good? I'm not sure if its coinicidence but wen I changed it, he hasn't :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r:..its been like 2 weeks and 2 feedings. I've noticed that he smells really bad now..almost like a musky odor...

anyone know the cause of this....hes never smelled bad before

Please do not use that garbage repticarpet .It harbors all the crap you can think of and then some

[drugaria]

My snakes do not smell at all, infact even the cats completely ignore them when they are face to face , which is scary .It is like the snakes do not exist for them. So it is probably your substrate.
I use Nature Bark which is heat treated and smells pretty good so no mites get on my snakes. Be careful not to use Repty Bark which is not heat treated and has mites

[Sunny1]

I would definitely get rid of that repti carpet, just harbors all kinds of bacteria. Plus I don't believe that you could ever really get it clean enough. If you don't want to use a mulch/bark type substrate, then switch over to paper towels or newspaper. But definitely switch over to a substrate that you can just toss and put in fresh come cleaning day/when necessary. I am sure once you switch back, the smell will be gone.

[bjfoste1]

ya that stuff is bad news!!