Hi Sharon -



Since you were adamant that you wanted answers only from those who used the product marketed by Disposable Cage Liners Inc., I wasn’t going to answer. But perhaps you might find some more input helpful.



The product you are discussing is 60 lb. indented kraft paper, not plain kraft paper. It is readily available in rolls and precut sheets from shipping supply companies, many of which offer same day shipping. True, it is not the most absorbent paper product. For absorbency, it’s hard to beat plain old newsprint. So I use a combination. I buy cut sheets of 30 lb. newsprint (unprinted newspaper), and cut sheets as well as rolls of 60 lb. indented kraft. In cages with large pythons which produce lots of liquid wastes, I might still put down regular newspaper and cover that with the indented kraft and perhaps throw some newsprint on top. In some cages I use only the kraft, in other cages only the newsprint. Why the bother and the added expense? Mostly aesthetics, I guess. And I hate newspaper ink all over me, the animals, and the cage furniture.



Yes, you can “use them over a heating element without them catching fire”, assuming your heating element stays below around 400 degrees F.



For garter snakes, which tend to be kind of messy, I’d recommend sheets of plain newsprint.



-Joan

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