Quote Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle View Post
I use newspaper. I only use paper towels on hatchling BP"s. After a conversation with Adam a while back he told me about some nightmares regarding swallowing of paper towels, he sat in on a surgery where the paper towel caused an impaction. Paper towels are so absorbent and tough they do not break down like newspaper and can cause some serious problems if swallowed. I followed his recommendations and only use them on small BP's which could never swallow them. I used to swear by paper towels but I would rather learn from someone else's unfortunate personal experience.
I do the same thing, though I was unaware about the swallowing potential. I use newspaper for my adult snakes, and folded paper towels in the shoebox tubs of my youngsters. I don't have time for substrates that are loose and need to be cleaned and swept up. I like to crinkle the whole mess of a tub into one ball of paper and toss it out!