The Best Substrate

[Lori P]

I think you're right... like with anything, prevention is worth a pound of cure... and why not prevent the problem to begin with.

[GrapefruiTgirl]

Good points. Prevention is the key.
Now I'll be waiting for the next time she poops, a sure sign of good health.
And no more shavings!

[i of the storm]

I bought the aspen stuff, what a mess. I think I'll use it to mulch the Hostas. We decided on carefresh today and the snakes can move in it well. Oh, and it now comes in colors, so we have pink.

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

i dont know if any1 mentioned this but i use eco earth, its coocnut fibers and it comes confressed in brick sized blocks then you soak it in water and it expands like 6 times the size doesnt smell absorbs the poo its easy to dig in because it light and fluffy and okay to pass through snakeys , and they love it

[GrapefruiTgirl]

That sounds like great stuff, reedk-- that coconut fibre stuff is used for many different things, as a nontoxic substance.
Well, I just cleaned out snakys home--- not to the full extent that I bleached the entire structure in the bathtub as I did that a week or so ago, but I bleached and scrubbed everything in it, and redecorated the tank for her again LOL it always amuses her to come back home and find the furniture rearranged.
Plus, two good things:
1 - I got a bag of Aspen today, so she's got a safe substrate in one half of her home to dig in, and
2 - I had been wondering if she didn't poo very often and had been waiting for her to do it a few more times so I'd be sure her insides weren't having any substrate-ingestion troubles, and GEEEZ, when I took the furniture out I found like 5 poos! LOL, she must be working fine

SIdenote: They only had one 4-pack of pinkies today, so I got a 4-pack of fuzzies to go along with it. In 3-4 weeks, I'll post about whether she eats and/or likes the fuzzies

[LushLulu85]

Originally Posted by reedkamsla

i dont know if any1 mentioned this but i use eco earth, its coocnut fibers and it comes confressed in brick sized blocks then you soak it in water and it expands like 6 times the size doesnt smell absorbs the poo its easy to dig in because it light and fluffy and okay to pass through snakeys , and they love it

that sounds like the stuff i was using but it began to wind me up because it took solong to dry. you put it in a wooden viv even slightly damp and the lamp and mat with turn it into condensation and drench the place. i now have a load of water blisters on the back of the viv even though it felt dry

[Josh]

Hey currently i am using reptile carpet for my babies and eco earth for my radix female adult

[LushLulu85]

i am interested in the reptile carpet but can't seem to find any

[Josh]

well it was terribly expensive at one place but by the brand r-zilla it was 5 bucks for a ten gallon
also it was shown as terraium liner.

[RZL36]

Aspen is great. It gives the opportunity for the snakes to hide a little more and burrow. As long as you feed them in a separate container everything should be okay.