...is feed prekilled or f/t off of forceps, so they get a good clean strike. they rarely injest the shavings and when using this soft wood it passes right thru if they do. i would not use cypress mulch or pine as there are "splinters" in it and i believe is the reason i lost a female BRB a few years back. i use Sani-Chips brand aspen chips for all my babies for the past 10+ years and never had a problem. i went back and forth with using shavings and newspaper with the adults for the past 18+ yrs ,mainly due to price. sani chips arent exactly cheap. i found these large bales at a feed store for a great price last summer and switched over. i love the smell of wood shavings and i believe it absorbs the smell of the feces somewhat as well. thanks, john yocum

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• more "in praise of"aspen shavings.... - cbreps, Tue Mar 21 11:16:18 2006
• Beautiful boas... - ChrisGilbert, Tue Mar 21 11:36:22 2006
• RE: what i do.... - cbreps, Tue Mar 21 12:06:29 2006
• I remember someone... - ChrisGilbert, Tue Mar 21 14:06:18 2006
• RE: well.... - cbreps, Wed Mar 22 07:48:45 2006
• Thanks... - ChrisGilbert, Wed Mar 22 09:43:28 2006
• RE: Beautiful boas... - senorsnake, Tue Mar 21 12:53:32 2006
• RE: it works great..... - cbreps, Tue Mar 21 12:59:22 2006
• My only concern - LauraV, Tue Mar 21 13:07:40 2006
• RE: let not your heart be troubled... - cbreps, Wed Mar 22 07:19:40 2006
• RE: more "in praise of"aspen shavings... - maizeysdad, Tue Mar 21 13:08:06 2006
• I've used aspen for the past 7 years, my - tcdrover, Tue Mar 21 13:08:44 2006
• RE: I've used aspen for the past 7 years, my - tcdrover, Tue Mar 21 13:15:30 2006
• The larger the snake, the less the risk. - dmac, Tue Mar 21 14:41:40 2006
• RE: yes, but..... - cbreps, Wed Mar 22 07:25:26 2006
• Does anyone Knows - JOEP123, Tue Mar 21 15:06:12 2006
• RE: more "in praise of"aspen shavings.... - SteveM, Tue Mar 21 17:32:23 2006
• RE: i was joking when i said BFE, but.. - cbreps, Wed Mar 22 07:32:26 2006