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RE: Substrate question

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Posted by: FR at Thu Jul 24 12:17:32 2014  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]  
   

Its up to you, paper products are highly absorbent. Which is good for cleaning, but bad for the snake. Snakes lives are dependent upon staying hydrated. And with hogs, drinking water is not how its done. They do it by living is soils with a neutral humidity. not wet, not dehydrating.
Such materials as aspen, and pine shavings are not very absorbent. Sandy soils are what hogs occur in, and work well, but can be a pain in the arse. So it depends on whats important to you. personally, I would not use it for several reasons, the above, and the chemicals used in glues and those added to paper to make it cardboard.


   

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