First of all, get a new vet.

Never use Nature's Bark and ReptiBark. The most toxic part of fir and pine trees is the bark. Never use this. NEVER !!! I cannot be more firm about the toxicity of this product and its potential for killing snakes. Especially young ones.

Most breeders use aspen bedding if they don't use paper. It's the pulp of the tree with no bark and relatively neutral in odor and chemical content. The most digestible of the aspen products is the shredded aspen bedding. The smaller the better.

Don Soderberg
www.cornsnake.NET
South Mountain Reptiles

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• More substrate debate - AbsoluteRae, Tue Feb 17 23:55:28 2004
• RE: More substrate debate - Sybella, Wed Feb 18 00:37:00 2004
• RE: More substrate debate - SiLeNcE, Wed Feb 18 09:28:35 2004
• N E V E R use that. . . - DonSoderberg, Wed Feb 18 09:32:31 2004
• thank you Don! - IcedGoddess, Wed Feb 18 09:46:55 2004
• RE: N E V E R use that. . . - Tigergenesis, Wed Feb 18 18:03:37 2004
• RE: N E V E R use that. . . - DonSoderberg, Wed Feb 18 18:30:31 2004
• Thank you! np - Tigergenesis, Wed Feb 18 18:33:50 2004
• but why... - AbsoluteRae, Wed Feb 18 19:14:15 2004
• RE: but why... - draybar, Wed Feb 18 20:33:49 2004
• RE: but why... - Steve_Craig, Wed Feb 18 23:04:09 2004
• red head status - AbsoluteRae, Thu Feb 19 00:53:20 2004
• RE: red head status - Tigergenesis, Thu Feb 19 05:40:14 2004
• RE: red head status and facts, sort of - markg, Thu Feb 19 14:46:14 2004
• Vets are great for mammals,reptiles are another subject. - Gargoyle420, Thu Feb 19 08:35:41 2004
• To find more information - aplaxco, Thu Feb 19 10:47:27 2004
• RE: N E V E R use that. . . - boo, Mon Feb 23 21:28:45 2004
• RE: N E V E R use that. . . - lunar-reptiles, Wed Feb 25 12:12:04 2004