saying that as long as the rats were 100% dry, and so was the Aspen , they did not have problems with ingestion.

I still like paper towels for my babies, and yearlings. I just think that Aspen would be easier for my adults, since they can defecate a lot more. Also, I think Aspen is beneficial to gravid females so that they have a place to deposit their young, although many breeders use paper with no problems.

I have two reasons that I continue with paper, although I like the look of Aspen. First is, what if it (Aspen) has mites in it? Second is cleaning. If one of my snakes poops in its cage I am forced to COMPLETELY disinfect the cage. With Aspen I am worried that there will be residual fluid waste that can't be scooped up.

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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