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hey everyone i was just wondering if any of you used calcium sand in your corn setups.
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0.0.1 albino burmese
0.1.0 normal burmese
0.0.1 redtail boa
1.0.0 albino corn
1.1.0 leopard geckos
1.1.0 copperheads
1.0.0 green iguana
0.0.1 veiled chameleon
2.1.0 ball pythons
0.0.1 mexican red knee tarantula
0.0.1 emperor scorpion

>>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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ok thanks for the info I definately won't be using it then. I always use calcium sand for my leopard geckos and my tarantulas and scorpions but I have never used it for a snake so I was just curious. I have been using newspaper for the longest time for all of my snakes except for my copperhead. I decided to move my corn out of the snake room and into the livingroom so I'm gonna go with a different setup that looks nice. I will just make a trip tomorrow for some aspen shavings then. Thanks for the info it is greatly appreciated.
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0.0.1 albino burmese
0.1.0 normal burmese
0.0.1 redtail boa
1.0.0 albino corn
1.1.0 leopard geckos
1.1.0 copperheads
1.0.0 green iguana
0.0.1 veiled chameleon
2.1.0 ball pythons
0.0.1 mexican red knee tarantula
0.0.1 emperor scorpion