>>hey everyone i was just wondering if any of you used calcium sand in your corn setups.

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nope

not highly recommended.

Actually not recommended at all.

I hear a lot about impaction but I personally don't feel impaction is as likely as just bad habitat conditions.

For a corn snake you need higher humidity then sand dwellers would need. I feel this added moisture can increase the chance of bacteria growing in the sand. Also, sand tends to get everywhere, in the water bowl, in the hides, everywhere.

I hear sand can get under a corn snake's scales and cause irritation. Not so sure it really does, but not so sure it doesn't, either.

there are better substrates for corn snakes including aspen for a more natural environment and paper towels for a more sterile type enclosure.
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