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Which Aspen substrate would be best for my corn snake?

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mef1975

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Any of those aspens are fine. The shredded holds burrows the best. I like the shavings.

I don't know anyone who uses corncob bedding. Isn't it dusty?

Bark is rough and difficult to burrow in.
 
Nanci said:
Any of those aspens are fine. The shredded holds burrows the best. I like the shavings.

I don't know anyone who uses corncob bedding. Isn't it dusty?

Bark is rough and difficult to burrow in.
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No, I don't think the corncob bedding is dusty. Anyhow, I decided that shavings would be best, for now.
 
smigon said:
I think you made a good choice. Not dusty, easy to spot clean, and most corns love it.
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I do happen to have her on some coconut fiber, for now. Do you think that could get in the sinuses and cause respiratory problems? I kinda like the stuff.
 
I didn't find coconut fiber to be a good bedding for snakes. Mice love it, though! As aspen goes, if I only had a small collection, I would use the Zoomed shredded stuff. It mats down nicely and if you use enough, they can makes tunnels in it. I have ordered Sun Seed's aspen shavings and hated it, way too curly and hard. Most other brands have worked fine, though.
 
I don't like coco fiber at all. I find it doesn't hold moisture very well at all for my herps that need humidity. It also isn't great for burrowing. I've switched my humidity-lovers to straight up chemical-free blackearth/topsoil. For my colubrids and Eryx, I use shredded aspen because it is all I can get in bulk here, but I have used shaved in the past and it works great too.
 
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