Quote Originally Posted by TanyaL View Post
I like the paper/aspen idea BUT, I don't have any more aspen. I used all I had and put it on top of the bark. I don't think I could get enough out to cover the newspaper.

What about if I put some of that new bark in the oven and dried it out a bit? Would that help? If so, what temp would I put it on and for how long? And, how long would it need to cool off?

It's funny to think that I'm going through this much trouble for a snake that I never wanted and was too afraid to have. Now that I have learned something about snakes, I will go to the same lengths as I would my dog or horse! Well, as a pet owner, that goes without saying but I'm just surprised how much I really care for this snake, and she is not even mine!
I set my oven pretty low, around 150 F, and keep a close eye on it, about 10-15 minutes at that temp should dry it out. Lay it out on a flat cookie sheet.