I agree I like cypress too. I regrind my own. Resell a little locally. It can come with wood mites, which can not live on snakes, but may annoy them until they die out.



As for store bought, the one that is red and uniformed chunks it nice. I've tried to come up with a way to make it. I just do not have the same material they start with, so I can't. They use large pieces of fir bark. It looks great, but is pricey.



I use aspen for my hognose, I'm out of my regound cypress, so I'm using aspen for other stuff. IF and when Ohio weather breaks lol, I'll regrind some bags. That $800 chipper is really paying off making $2 bags of mulch! lol I'll break even in 2067





>>I've also heard any aromatic, oily woods/barks are bad.

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>>I use Cypress Mulch for my milk snake. You can get a huge bag in the Garden Center at Home Depot or Lowes and it lasts forever. Very inexpensive, too. Why buy those small, expensive bags at the pet store?

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>>Get a mister, so you can keep it damp. I pick out the large pieces, but you probably don't have to...

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>>Or, you can use newspaper and add a humid hide. That's the setup for our corn. I took a disposable tupperware and melted a hole in the side with a butane lighter. I taped around the hole and sides to keep it dark. Put a wad of spaghnum moss from Petsmart or wherever and soak it well. Put on the lid, and place it on the warm end of the viv. They love it. Just keep the moss damp and change out the moss every couple of weeks. You can also flip the moss to help it last longer (resist decay). My snakes spend days in there, esp around shed.

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>>Walt

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>>Walt
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ochrocephala oratrix 0.0.1? Adult, and a killer!

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