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My new BRB is being shipped today.

Is gardening mulch safe to use as a substrate? Are there any particular types to avoid? Anyone have an experiences?

I am looking to try something different from Turf, Papertowels, and Aspen.

Thanks...
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-Iman

1.1 Sugar Gliders (Gizmo and Nema)
2.0 Ball Pythons (Spot and Speck)
0.1 Colombian BCI (Belle)
1.0 Colombian Rainbow (Rex)
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow (On the way!)

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Helping to Love

Stimulate debates, stifle arguments.
Please be nice always.

Future Project Wishlist:
0.2 BP
1.0 BCI
0.1 CRB
1.0 BRB
1.1 ARB, GRB, DB & JCP

personally My BRB's absolutly love Cypress mulch. Keeps up humidty and they can burrow in itif they dont want to use a hide.
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0.1 Leos
1.1 Corn snakes (1 Lav & 1 Ghost)
0.1 Banan California King
0.0.1 Childrens python
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow boa
1.0 Rat (as pet not food)
1.2 Ball pythons (1pastel 2 normals)
"whats with you and all those dang reptiles?"

Iman,
. IMO you should use newspaper or papertowels for substrate for the first few months. If anything goes wrong with the new snake you want to have as few variables to consider as possible. After you are certain that the snake is healthy and eating and passing norml looking stools you can try different (prettier) substrates.
Jeff

>>My new BRB is being shipped today.
>>
>>Is gardening mulch safe to use as a substrate? Are there any particular types to avoid? Anyone have an experiences?
>>
>>I am looking to try something different from Turf, Papertowels, and Aspen.
>>
>>Thanks...
>>-----
>>-Iman
>>
>>1.1 Sugar Gliders (Gizmo and Nema)
>>2.0 Ball Pythons (Spot and Speck)
>>0.1 Colombian BCI (Belle)
>>1.0 Colombian Rainbow (Rex)
>>0.1 Brazilian Rainbow (On the way!)
>>
>>Loving to Learn
>>Learning to Help
>>Helping to Love
>>
>>Stimulate debates, stifle arguments.
>>Please be nice always.
>>
>>Future Project Wishlist:
>>0.2 BP
>>1.0 BCI
>>0.1 CRB
>>1.0 BRB
>>1.1 ARB, GRB, DB & JCP