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Hey Everyone,

I keep both of my snakes (a Corn Snake & a Ball Python) on newspaper, but it doesn't look very nice and I'm getting pretty tierd of it so I'd like to change it to something different soon...

Can I use something like Pine Bark or Carefresh?

Thanks!

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-Lauren

~ Lauren's Lizards ~

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Oh, that's a cute picture! Please tell me that cute little guy (girl?) has a name.

Anyway, I don't like carefresh -- when it gets wet, it gets truly nasty. Pine is way, way out because of the phenols, and it WILL cause feed problems with the ball python. I've seen it over and over. Any loose substrate will get in the waterbowl and foul it, also, you have to feed in a separate container.

Aspen is safe. I use cypress mulch on my kingsnakes.

The rest get plain white paper towels. Prettier than newspaper, easy to clean, and cheap, cheap, cheap. You can wad them up under hideboxes to give them something to 'burrow' in. I just provide lots of hiding places for my snakes, and they seem to do fine.

Good luck, whatever you pick.

--Naamah

Thanks!! Yes, she has a name (Smeagol.)

I think I might try the Aspen or Cypress bedding...

Thanks for your help!

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-Lauren

~ Lauren's Lizards ~

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I agree. I love aspen...works great. Andy
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Andy Maddox
Houston Herp Key
The Reptizone

Burgundy baby, With your blue eyed soul, You play the hits and I'm on that roll, Capricorn sister, Freddie Mercury, Jupiter Child cry

aspen looks great here is a pic of cmy corn on aspen

this should be the pic

Nice looking Corn, Thanks for Sharing the pic.
umm, can I get a bag of Aspen bedding at HomeDepot or somewhere?
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-Lauren

~ Lauren's Lizards ~

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You can get aspen in small bags at WalMart, even. Just look around the pet section. Should be enough to fill two smallish tanks with.

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-Lauren

~ Lauren's Lizards ~

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