Really bizarre habitat problem

[finaldecember]

I am so trying that when I can get a bit of money together. Well, the dirt part anyway. If I used live plants, I'd probably kill them since I have no idea how I would take care of them in an environment like that. But thanks for the pic. Gives me an idea of what I should probably change around. Maja's habitat kind of looks like that, but backwards. :x

[infernalis]

If you bake it, dirt can be free, just take a shovel and bucket out into the country, and DIG

Shaved Aspen is pretty cheap too, sold at pet stores and attractive also.

good luck.

[anji1971]

I've been using Carefresh for a while now. It's not my favourite, aesthetically speaking, but it definitely works wonders for odour control, and the snakes love to burrow in it.
It's also safe if they accidentally ingest it.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Aspen shavings for just about every snake I own
and I can't be happier that way!

I hate finely ground substrates like the coconut bark for just one reason...

The snake goes for a swim. The snake decides he is done swimming. He gets a ton of dirt stuck to himself and realizes he wants to swim again! Suddenly the water bowl is very dirty

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

oh but i must add that snakes simply LOVE carefresh. I used to use it for my cali king, Bandit. He would make himself little tunnels and they would stay there because of the nature of that bedding. I stopped using it a while ago because its expensive, I recently brought some home to a much bigger and older bandit... and his gluttony took over and He started picking up pieces and trying to eat them!! no!!! bad kingsnake!!! So bandit is back on aspen...

[finaldecember]

I recently brought some home to a much bigger and older bandit... and his gluttony took over and He started picking up pieces and trying to eat them!! no!!! bad kingsnake!!! So bandit is back on aspen...

I don't think I've ever heard of a snake deliberately trying to eat their bedding before. Were you able to get them out of his mouth before he actually swallowed anything?

[adamanteus]

Are Apple tree branches interesting and 'twisty', Stefan? I favour either tree roots or Hawthorn branches because of the contorted shapes they produce.

[Stefan-A]

Compared to most other trees, yeah, but they're nothing compared to roots. These branches have pretty rough bark and are pretty thick. I'm going to hang them horisontally in the enclosures, so it doesn't really matter that much.

[Lori P]

I noticed that with the Care Fresh-- that the tunnels stay put. Seems to make happy snakies!!! :-)

[jitami]

So if the tunnels stay put, are the snakes laying on the glass bottom of the terrarium, or do you put something under the carefresh, or ???