Rob, sounds like you're getting away from Aspen/wood bedding...To me that is a great move..I really think the wood beddings are dangerous...Of course 1000's use it without problem..I have 2 deaths I attribute directly to Aspen..What does wood do when it gets wet? It expands...What happens when it gets in to the snake..Same thing...Now a little may not be a problem, but a big snake may ingest a good bit..I believe I have had 2 deaths, in large snakes from this...One big bullsnake 8' /-...Didn't like the taste of the stuff on his dinner and tried to regurgitate..Aspen was now wet..Long story short, died in the night from essentially strangulation..The rat couldn't be expelled, all covered with wet aspen and he essentially blocked his glottis and choked to death...



Another BIG Uni, I think died from intestinal obstruction after ingesting too much aspen with his meal...I was out of town while this was happening, fed everybody the night before, etc..



My 2 cents..CG
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Carl W Gossett

Garage Door Herps

Monument,Colorado...northern territory of the Great Republic of Texas

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• update on bedding "experiment" - Carmichael, Mon Oct 20 13:42:43 2003
• RE: update on bedding "experiment" - Fred Albury, Mon Oct 20 13:53:05 2003
• RE: update on bedding "experiment" - oldherper, Mon Oct 20 13:56:33 2003
• RE: update on bedding "experiment" - dan felice, Mon Oct 20 15:30:48 2003
• RE: update on bedding "experiment" - A.C., Mon Oct 20 16:38:16 2003
• My 2 cents, again... - dryguy, Tue Oct 21 15:12:58 2003
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