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Aspen or Fir/other bark chips?

svo7321

svo7321

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I've had the aspen shavings since I got my abbotts okeetee and haven't had any problems, but is there a bedding that you experienced owners prefer?

Thanks!
 
Well hello again! ;)

The most preferred among snake owners is fine aspen shavings. I have and will always use that over bark. However, Pine is toxic to reptiles, so don't even bother trying it out.

Anything else you need help with? Feel free to message me or make additional questions within your thread :) Don't want too many posts.

-Skully-
 
Skully23 said:
Well hello again! ;)

The most preferred among snake owners is fine aspen shavings. I have and will always use that over bark. However, Pine is toxic to reptiles, so don't even bother trying it out.

Anything else you need help with? Feel free to message me or make additional questions within your thread :) Don't want too many posts.

-Skully-
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Why thank you, Skully. You've been most helpful. But yeah I did hear that Pine is almost always toxic and that cedar can sometimes be toxic. I will stick to the aspen shavings I already have.
 
Personally I use reptibark and both myself and the snakes love it (I love it for the looks, they love it for digging around in). I don't know how it compares to aspen as I've never tried it, but I've never had any issues with this and the snakes seem to like it :)
 
Isoldael said:
Personally I use reptibark and both myself and the snakes love it (I love it for the looks, they love it for digging around in). I don't know how it compares to aspen as I've never tried it, but I've never had any issues with this and the snakes seem to like it :)
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Thanks! Do you know specifically what types of bark are in your reptibark?
 
A lot of people prefer aspen because it is overall safe. A lot of people bake their reptibark before they use it. I don't use it because it leaves red dust in the tank.

Btw Svo, messaged you.
 
The only thing you have to watch for is the bark tends to hold humidity better. This can be great at times, but be wary if you have a snake that likes to tip their bowls. I have used it before tho and it worked great.
 
CarlieLynn said:
The only thing you have to watch for is the bark tends to hold humidity better. This can be great at times, but be wary if you have a snake that likes to tip their bowls. I have used it before tho and it worked great.
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I use to use reptibark for one of my ball pythons. It's not as easy to find locally, costs little more, leaves red dust, and can have a strong wood smell. I prefer my aspen.

Corns don't need high humidity either, so yeah be careful.

Aspen and reptibark are both safe. ;)
 
I use aspen. I've also tried that Carefresh paper, which worked okay, but I thought it was really ugly. I think it probably also hold water better too, which can be bad if you have a messy snake.

I think aspen is nice because (besides the other reasons already mentioned), it makes it really easy to clean up poop! It sort of 'clumps' like kitty litter and you can just grab it with a paper towel.
 
Also - sorry for cutting in with this - carefresh can be very dusty and can cause respitory infections if you are not careful. Aspen in my opinion is the way to go !
 
Aspen also holds it's shape well when compressed a bit, all three of my corns have a system of tunnels dug throughout thier vivs.
 
Coconut husk works well to, that's personally what I use and I've had no trouble with it at all. Coco soft or I believe its called Eco-earth are the two main brands of it. I know alot of people who use it as well as Aspen or Reptibark. Theyre definitely a good choice for housing lighter colored corns as well as it brings out their colors better. (Not that your Okeetee would have that problem : P)
 
I use Repti bark and Carefresh. Two tanks with each.

I started using carefresh because I kept getting woodmites with the other stuff in the BP tank. Not sure how they were coming in, but they did. Eventually they spread to the corn tanks.

I use the carefresh for the corns and they enjoy being able to burrow through it. It didn't seem any dustier than the reptibark, but the bark is pretty dusty.

I'm still on the fence on which way to go, and who will get what. I like the look of the reptibark, but the lack of woodmites from the carefresh. I like how the corns can burrow through the carefresh, and the BP can't through the reptibark. She's big enough she can rearrange things as it is, I don't feel like making it easier for her :) My milksnake can burrow through the reptibark like Scrooge McDuck through money, but hasn't in a while so he's keeping the reptibark for now.

I may try aspen next and see where that takes me.
 
As for the types of bark - I have no clue. It doesn't say on the bag, I'd have to look it up. As for humidity issues - I think it's much better to just use water bowls that are too heavy to be tipped. Ay least your snake will always have access to water then :) The dust doesn't seem to be a problem, it settles at the bottom of the tank under the bark.
 
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