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Hey,
I have a Burmesian Python, and
I was wondering which Bark to use best
for humidity and so on,

The kind i am using now I am not happy
with and I have tried another one as well.

the one´s I have been recommended are
cypress bark
douglas bark
pine bark
fir bark

but if someone knows about any better one´s I am
very interested to know. His tank is 2m by 80cm by 80cm

thanx!!!
Wiz

Use cypress bark it is the best for keeping humidity .
Pine and ceader is toxic to snakes and should not be used .
some people use recyled news paper pellets one of the breeders
at the local herp show uses it.
also aspe is good forgive me and my spelling.

Cypress Mulch is what I recommend for wood substrate.
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1.1 Albino Burmese
0.1 Normal Burmese
1.0 Veild Chameleon
Waiting for more reptiles of any kind

Personally, I would use newspaper; it is FAR better than any wood or particulate-type of bedding. I feel that many burms are misdiagnosed (not so much by vets but by folks giving out bad advice on forums) with RI when in fact they are actually experiencing respiratory problems from the dust they are inhaling from wood products. You also run the risk of your snake ingesting a big splinter of wood which could (will) lead to death. Newspaper is CHEAP, easy to keep clean, it can be kept in high humidity situations, you can even heavily mist it and it is resistant to mold and bacteria growth. For burms and most herps, newspaper is far superior.

Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL

>>Hey,
>>I have a Burmesian Python, and
>>I was wondering which Bark to use best
>>for humidity and so on,
>>
>>The kind i am using now I am not happy
>>with and I have tried another one as well.
>>
>>the one´s I have been recommended are
>>cypress bark
>>douglas bark
>>pine bark
>>fir bark
>>
>>but if someone knows about any better one´s I am
>>very interested to know. His tank is 2m by 80cm by 80cm
>>
>>thanx!!!
>>Wiz
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL