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Hello everyone! I'm new to herping, got my first bp yesterday. He's a het albino male, I named Napoleon. Everything went well in the setup, and he seems to be adapting to his new habitat well. The only problem was that I couldnt find aspen bedding. The breeder told me that coco bedding is a suitable alternative. Does anyone use/prefer coco bedding? Is it safe for my little boy? Any advice is greatly appreciated!

never heard of it but have heard of cocoa mulch. FYI... Cocoa is poisonous to dogs and cats if ingested! If that's what you are talking about, IMO, you shouldnt use it!

Its made from a ground coconut fiber called coir.

Coco bedding (ie Coco soft) Is made from coconut husk and is perfectly suitable for ball pythons especially when it comes to holding humidity. Just keep it clean and you will be fine.

However...

"Cocoa" is chocolate in its raw form and we all know its is fatal to dogs and cats. And no one would even bother to use it for bedding. Unless you lined your tank with Hershey bars or bakers chocolate. Then your just dumb.

Your good to go. Good luck and hope you enjoy this as much as the rest of us!!!
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"What are you afraid of? What ever it is, it's here. That and things your little irrational mind couldn't even dream of."

thanks for the clarification..... Didn't know if the original post was a typo

worst case scenario if your still unsure just use newspaper for the mean time and when you do find aspen available you can go ahead and use that. Good luck and congratulations with napoleon!!!

That's what I'm doing. For some reason, my order online is taking forever. So i'm just using Newspaper. My babies seem to have adjusted well and it's temporary anyway. I'm never ordering it online again. i don't know why I did that.
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This is courage.. to bear unflinching what heaven sends. -unknown

2.0 chocolate lab (Harley) and basset (Capone)
0.1 leopard gecko (Nacho)
1.0 Normal ball python (Arwen)
1.0 pastel ball python (Merlin)
0.1 Spider ball python (Rogue)
1.0 Normal ball (Arwen)

.......wonder what the room would smell like actually using cocoa hull mulch?....make you hungry all the time....

....and I had a dog that ate chocolate all the time.....

.....he was crazy though.......

......do you think they use (actually) cocoa hulls in Marlboro cugarettes?.......

...........hhhmmmmmmmm....ummmm......
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I believe only bakers chocolate is extremely toxic to dogs.
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This is courage.. to bear unflinching what heaven sends. -unknown

2.0 chocolate lab (Harley) and basset (Capone)
0.1 leopard gecko (Nacho)
1.0 Normal ball python (Arwen)
1.0 pastel ball python (Merlin)
0.1 Spider ball python (Rogue)
1.0 Normal ball (Arwen)

Good point. I'm goona start shredding my menthols for substrate. Would that help prevent a RI?

why do I want Resses cups now.....
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"What are you afraid of? What ever it is, it's here. That and things your little irrational mind couldn't even dream of."

Personally, I think aspen sucks. Coconut husk holds humidity better, doesn't mold easily, is even easier to spot clean, and is digestible (not that I feed on it). You're better off this way.