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Reptibark?
- Thread starter Abbya
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Noel_Gallagher
New member
Yeah, i agree very dusty. Itr comes in a block that you place in warm water, it expands and you dry it out (which seemed to take an eternity) and place it in the tank. Its like soil but meethinx it has coconut hair in it to
ReptiBark is 100% Fir bark. I don't use it for my corns but I use it all the time for my pythons. I have not had any problems with dust. I've never seen it come in a block that had to be soaked in water
It is attractive and I find it easy to clean. Many people have said that the cost is prohibitive but if you follow the directions on the bag you can clean and reuse it. This works well and keeps the cost down. I still prefer aspen for my corns but ReptiBark would be my second choice for them Just my 2 cents.
It is attractive and I find it easy to clean. Many people have said that the cost is prohibitive but if you follow the directions on the bag you can clean and reuse it. This works well and keeps the cost down. I still prefer aspen for my corns but ReptiBark would be my second choice for them Just my 2 cents.
Rachel
Vet nurse in training!
I had reptibark for a while but found it too expensive...wood chips are cheaper ! Like Alicia the reptibark I used never came in a block or needed soaking or anything like that. I never realised it could be cleaned though....might check see if the stuff we get is the same. Anyway, from my experience reptibark is fine although paper towels do the job just as well if you are on a buget!
! Like Alicia the reptibark I used never came in a block or needed soaking or anything like that. I never realised it could be cleaned though....might check see if the stuff we get is the same. Anyway, from my experience reptibark is fine although paper towels do the job just as well if you are on a buget!Repti Bark
I am currently using Repti-Bark for my cornsnakes. I just switched from the expanding block (I forgot the name of it) because I needed a change. The block worked fine for me the only problem I had with it was it's really dusty once it dries. One good thing about it though is cleaning up the snake droppings. Almost everything absorbs into a small area in the substrate making it easy to pick up unlike the Repti-Bark. The bark is a little more attractive then expanding block substrate. They both work good. Although I did hear that the small particles from the block can cause mouth rott or something like that.
I am currently using Repti-Bark for my cornsnakes. I just switched from the expanding block (I forgot the name of it) because I needed a change. The block worked fine for me the only problem I had with it was it's really dusty once it dries. One good thing about it though is cleaning up the snake droppings. Almost everything absorbs into a small area in the substrate making it easy to pick up unlike the Repti-Bark. The bark is a little more attractive then expanding block substrate. They both work good. Although I did hear that the small particles from the block can cause mouth rott or something like that.
apollo's mom
New member
repti bark is good. it has 2 main faults, it has a bit of dust in it and it gets expensive. it is pretty and its fairly easy to clean out of the tank but after awhile it does get to the point where youre spending way too much on it. im really not sure about reusing it but then i never tried that. my snake did like burrowing around in it though.
hurricane1
Member...needs more corns
so does reptibark have mites in it? how would i know if it did? if it did, how would i get rid of them?
ok, i went to pet warehouse today. they did have aspen i guess(not according to the guy on the phone). but when this chick showed me it after i asked her, she showed me a bag of light wood chip shaving stuff. i didn't evn read the bag, was that aspen? she didn't seem to know much. she said i had to get a 20 gallon tank right away when i got my snake. she said they get to be 6 and a half feet, and that diffrent KINDS of corns eat diffrent stuff. so i don't think she knew much about snakes.
anyways, i think im gonna go with aspen.
btw. they had a block of "bed-a-beast" there. i think that is what you guys are thinkin of.
thabx for the help
-abby
p.s. i ordered the coen snake manuel at the barns n nobels store for $13. but i have to wait 11 days for it to get to my house... oh wells
anyways, i think im gonna go with aspen.
btw. they had a block of "bed-a-beast" there. i think that is what you guys are thinkin of.
thabx for the help
-abby
p.s. i ordered the coen snake manuel at the barns n nobels store for $13. but i have to wait 11 days for it to get to my house...
oh wells
BU5T4
New member
i used to use reptibark with my bull snake but found it very messy, took ages to dry and if the snake got wet he would end up covered in the stuff all stuck to him.
i now use this stuff i get from our local snake shop, i think its pine chips (dont really know) light coloured wood chips seems good though and that what all the snake places use around here and my crimson corn seems too like it
BU5T4
i now use this stuff i get from our local snake shop, i think its pine chips (dont really know) light coloured wood chips seems good though and that what all the snake places use around here and my crimson corn seems too like it
BU5T4
Rachel
Vet nurse in training!
Hey BU5T4,
Nice to have another scot here! Just to point out to everyone, before the "don't use pine" posts start coming, it isn't pine chips we get here. I'm not sure exactly, it's just light coloured wood chips. Kinda like aspen shavings but chunkier and less dusty.
Nice to have another scot here! Just to point out to everyone, before the "don't use pine" posts start coming, it isn't pine chips we get here. I'm not sure exactly, it's just light coloured wood chips. Kinda like aspen shavings but chunkier and less dusty.
whiffin
Just Another Member
You don't need a 20 gallon tank until your corn is larger
6.5' corn! Nope
Different kinds of corn eat different stuff ??
This woman seems to know f**k all about corns!
As for bark - I dunno if mine was reptibark, but it was definately some kind of bark. If it has mites it'll be obvious under close inspection. My mites could have been a one-off!
6.5' corn! Nope
Different kinds of corn eat different stuff ??
This woman seems to know f**k all about corns!
As for bark - I dunno if mine was reptibark, but it was definately some kind of bark. If it has mites it'll be obvious under close inspection. My mites could have been a one-off!