I am sorry for your loss but I wouldn't completely nix paper towels for enclosures. I would however recommend feeding your snakes in a seperate container than the one it is kept in on a regular basis. This will keep the scent of the food from getting in it's substrate. Also if you use aspen bedding or anything like that it will protect the snake from eating the substrate. Just because the substrate is changed doesn't mean the snake won't try that with a seperate substrate.

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