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Types of Substrate

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i've used aspen before, but for whatever reason, it causes me to sneeze like crazy! i have sinus problems. anyone else had that problem? maybe the kind i got was just really dusty. so then i found coconut bark, it's more expensive, but it's not as dusty and i like how it looks.
 
now heres a questions, sheets of newspaper or shredded? i have a document shredder and i was thinking of shredding news paper up like that nice and thin. i tried hand shredded newspaper once but it was just too "airy" it didn't lay down nice like aspen did it was just puffy and i never saw my snake cause it was hidden in it, you know what i mean?
 
I use layered newspaper in my corn and king snake cages (but include humid hides with spagnum moss). In my milk snake cage, I use damp Cypress Mulch mixed with moss. I keep it moist with a mister.

I stayed away from Repti Bark because it contains birch, which I believe has oils/vapors that can be harmful to snakes (from what I've heard and read in books). I believe Kathy's book says these aromatic woods are harmful. Cypress doesn't have resins. My milk loves it.
 
Beech chips are what I use and are also perfect they look better than aspen in my opinion and you get different sizes so you can choose which one suits you best.

I think I am right in saying these are more commonly used in the UK.
 
ok, question. instead of starting my own thread i'll just ask it here. i got myself some driftwood from the beach here. fresh water beach. i don't know what kind of wood it is. i baked it so it's fully stearilized. but, can the wood itself harm the snake? is it something i should take out of the viv? it's his hide right now. in the warm end. so he's not under it often. and i've only had it in there for a couple of days. i never really thought about it until now. suggestion / opinions anyone?

firesnake
 
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