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Hi guys.

I’ve used our everyday newspaper as a substrate for my snakes for years. Now I think it would be better to offer is shredded, so snakes can burrow in it for more comfort. Since I read time to time that newspaper may not be so safe due to ink, the question is would most of you use shredded newspaper?

Thank you for all replies.

I have used shredded newspaper so snakes could burrow. It worked pretty well.

I don't know what type of ink they use to print newspapers in the UAE. You'll need to ask around over there.
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Current snakes:

0.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)

3.3 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)

2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)

3.3 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black & Tan)

If the ink is soy based it's perfectly fine. Look on the very bottom of the front page - it'll say something like "printed with soy based ink" on it.
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-Chris

The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?

My Website
N. American Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote
Information on substrates

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Monty)

........and it killed mice,the dust gave them URI.i shredded it myself,perhaps commercial products are less dusty.have fun!

Well a fairly commonly used substrate - carefresh - is nothing more than recycled shredded newspaper. As far as I know they don't do anything to it but maybe?
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-Chris

The reason mainstream thought is thought of as a stream is because it's so shallow. -George Carlin

A fool doesn't learn. A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others. Which one are you?

My Website
N. American Rat/Corn snake care sheet I wrote
Information on substrates

Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
0.1 Texas Bairdi (Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Monty)

Good information. Sounds safe to me. I use only newspaper.

http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/G3546.PDF

Bill

Dont you find your snakes get ink stains? I tried it but tho found it safe didnt like the ink "stains" so went back to cypruss mulch(I buy big cheap bag at garden place,home dept,etc.