First off, I have never used any thype of shaving product so I can't speak to their ease of use / cleaning.

I do however use my own cut version of a cage liner. I get rolls of indented craft paper from uline.com . I made a jig for my table saw to hold the paper with a cutting edge where the saw blade is so I can use my fence to measure the paper. I use several sizes for my various cages. That and a couple of layers of newspaper for added absorbancy are what I use in ALL my cages/tubs. Yes I do end up changing fairly often. My cages are always kept clean and I know when any waste products come out. None get lost/buried under a pile of shavings. With 60 plus snakes in the house, I clean several cages/tubs every day. One trick I use that seems to work great is to make the hides out of tubs with holes in the sides. I line these as well and the snakes seem to like using them as bathrooms. Advantage is you can remove the tub with all the mess and not have to clkean the entire cage. Also my wider cages get two narrower pieces and again, quite often only one side requires cleaning. Lastly, all cages /tubs have paper wider and deeper then the czge/tub so it will ride up the sides an inch or so, less smeared on the sides = easier to clean!





>>I just spent all day Sunday cleaning EVERY SINGLE ONE of my cages b/c I had an infestation of little white mites, which I figured were wood mites. Suffice it to say, I don't want to have to go through that again.
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>>I have all boa constrictors.
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>>Any suggestions on cage liners for Boas?
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>>Is there an artificial substrate made instead of using Aspen shavings? If so, where can I purchase it?
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>>What about absorbant cage liners? But aren't those a pain due to changing them very often? Who makes the best type?
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>>Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
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>>Thanks.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
11.24 BRB
10.16 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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