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Hey has anyone had any success with a bedding called Carefresh?(a compressed cardboard like substrate that looks a bit like kitty litter) Or should i just stick with aspen shavings?
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matt

I know its a wonderful bedding for guinea pigs, but I'm not sure about reptiles.

Gypsy

can be kind of drying for snakes, which works if you have a rosy boa or other desert type snake, but not for cornsnakes.
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phflame

I used carefresh for a few years with lots of different snakes, including corns. It worked great, & I never had a problem with the snakes drying out.
It was spectacular for eliminating odors - especially in my mouse house.
The only reason I don't use it extensively is the cost.
If I just had a handful of animals it'd be my #1 choice.
A really good quality pine shaving is my second choice, but that comes down to a personal preference over aspen.

For animals that really need a lot of humidity (rainbow boas, sunbeam snakes, etc.) I use cypress mulch.

Cheers, Max
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"I may be crazy, but ya know... I can rationalize just about anything."

is cypress good for ballpythons?
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my addiction:
2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (mazy)
1 wc eastern milksnake (psycho)

ive heard its good but it looks dusty to me, the reason its so good is because its ok to ingest (ive heard)
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my addiction:
2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (mazy)
1 wc eastern milksnake (psycho)