I use papertowels as a substrate. Is it ok to use thise for adults as well. I never use anything else, but I do have astroturf for reptiles. I might use it but I do not want to fix what is not broken.
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Papertowel as a substrate...
MannyRottie
Jul 29, 2007 04:08 PM
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RyanT
Jul 29, 2007 04:42 PM
Seems like a lot of paper towels to go through. And also seems like they would be hard to keep in place with an adult moving around on them. But it is definitely a very effective and efficient substrate. Much better than the astroturf. That stuff is not easy to clean. If it's a choice between the 2, stick with the paper towels. My preferred substrate is aspen.
Coldthumb
Jul 29, 2007 04:54 PM
Yeah..it's to flimsy for adults.I swap them over to newspaper once they outgrow my hatchling rack tubs.
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Charles Glaspie
Brian Oakley
Jul 29, 2007 05:07 PM
I personally think that the 'turf' is harmful to the snake. One cannot get it clean (unless you scrub it forever of put it in a washing machine which is not practical) and you will have a bacteria farm in no time which could result in a sick snake.
Like what was already stated, you will find that most keepers/breeders keep their snakes on newspaper. You can also get the ink free paper like what is sold at moving company places (U-Haul) which I have been kown to use before. The overall cost is far less than paper towels, easy to clean up and replace, and you just give the cage a simple wipedowl with diluted bleach water.
I might have said this before, more is not always better. In other words, I am a believer that less IS more.
I am sure you already read all this though, but I thought I would throw in my opinion.
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Brian Oakley
Phoenix, Arizona
BrianOakley@qwest.net
Brian Oakley
Jul 29, 2007 05:08 PM
np
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Brian Oakley
Phoenix, Arizona
BrianOakley@qwest.net
JenHarrison
Jul 29, 2007 10:21 PM
"You can also get the ink free paper like what is sold at moving company places (U-Haul) which I have been kown to use before."
I love this stuff, and I would never use anything else. It's sanitary, doesn't smudge like regular newspaper, easy to see when they've urinated, and easy to change out -- just take out the old, spray with Novalsan, wipe out with a paper towel, and put in the new piece. I bought a huge stack of unprinted pre-cut newspaper sheets (24" x 36"
for $60 from ULINE back in December 2006 -- I still have tons of it left and that's with regular cage changes for 15-20 ball pythons.
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~* Jen *~
