Anyone have split substrates?

[Baller99k]

Like half repti-bark and half something else?

Is it possible to do like mostly repti-bark, then a smaller area of reptile flooring/carpet that won't have to be changed out as often as the bark (assuming he doesnt pee or poo on it).

Anybody have suggestions?

 

[doortech9]

What are you trying to achieve by doing this? Aesthetics? Or just less cleaning...? Sounds like it would be a pain in the butt to me, but i don't see a problem with it. Hell, you could use as many types of suitable substrate as you wanted.....but why would you want to?

 

[caz223]

Because bark looks really sweet/smells good/holds humidity well but is expensive and a pain to keep clean.
Also sometimes it's too humid, and some snakes need humid zones and dry zones.
I just keep the snakes all on aspen in unusually large tubs, then have a smaller tub inside it with a lid on it and a hole cut in the side with moist substrate like bark, bed-a-beast, or peat moss.
Some snakes like moist hides, but pretty much all will use it during shed.

 

[MimC]

Aspen is the way to go with corns - its cheap, easy to clean, not to humid and provides ample oppurtunities to burrow.

You could use multiple types of substrate but i suspec the snake would just mess it up by knocking the aspen/bark whatever onto the carpet...

 

[sharks4444]

I use repi-bark and aspen. I use the repi-bark mostly under the aspen right above my UTH to help absorb the heat from the heater. I also use some on top of the aspen around my wood furniture to help it stay in place and to give my snake different textures to explore.

 

[Weebonilass]

I've tried it once, but it was too much of a pain. I went back to straight Aspen.

 

[Mark16]

yeah i have reptile bark mixed with some other stuff like little rocks. i bought mine at a pet supermarket and it's called like jungle substrate.

 

[Weebonilass]

I don't think the original poster was talking about a mixture you buy, but mixing it yourself, which is what I did. Of course, I was doing it in a 10gal tank. Perhaps it would work better in a bigger thank.

 

[simonsays]

I actually have one corner on the warm side of my 20-gallon viv covered with craft felt (the rest is aspen) and Simon really seems to like the felt. He never poops on it either - only in one of the aspen corners. The entire felt sheet was 20 cents at walmart, and I folded it up over some newspaper and put one of his hides on it. So, as long as you don't mind cleaning the felt or carpeting if/when the snake does poop on it, I'd say go for it.