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Best Bedding???

Best Bedding

  • Reptibark

    Votes: 5 9.3%

  • Aspen

    Votes: 34 63.0%

  • Eco-Earth

    Votes: 2 3.7%

  • Bed-A-Beast

    Votes: 2 3.7%

  • Carefresh

    Votes: 1 1.9%

  • Other - Please state in post.

    Votes: 10 18.5%
  • Total voters
    54
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LadyLaw

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I am trying to find out which of all the types of bedding is the best. Please help me by voting for your favorite bedding.
 
I LOVE forest bed. I'm not sure which one of the choices above it's similar to, but I think it's fantastic.
 
I HATE the light, washed-out aspen look, but I LOVE the dark, natural, no-smell, easy-scoop characteristics of my bed-a-beast. The only problem I have is that they don't say what they put in it, but I talked to a few people who said it's fine. I'm not sure, but I think I have also heard what xelda said about the similarities, All I need to know is that bed-a-beast is cheap, scoopable, and looks great.
 
I love the natural look of the aspen. It's easy to clean, because you can see any waste easily and it stays smooth and easily piled to different thicknesses.
 
For corns, I like reptibark. I like the dark contrast to the fake plants in the tank, I think it's a more natural looks, and it's easy for them to burrow in.

Also, humidity isn't an issue for corns so things like eco-earth arent really a necessity. I also like a mix of aspen and reptibark, or a combo of it---like one side aspen, one side reptibark.
 
I use newspaper because it's free and I can't miss any uneaten rodents. I would use aspen if I kept fewer snakes and do use it when brumating.
 
Best bedding for the humidity challenged?

It's interesting to see the replies, but it got me to thinking. I have aspen bedding left over from our hamster, so intended to use that with the snake. However, it is extremely dry here with very little humidity. We are planning to get a humidifier because of it, but should I use a bedding that helps maintain humidity instead of using the aspen? I'm worried about shedding problems with the snake. I still need to put together a humid hide, too... should I keep that in the cage all the time, or just when he goes blue?
 
Wilder
I'm from the U.K. and sware by aspen, I also use a spray bottle to help keep the humidity levels stable, just 3 squirts a day does it 2 over the heatmat area, and 1 in the cooler area. Done every day this should prevent any shedding problems.
As to the poll i use aspen primerally but do occasionally use reptibark.

Albino corn snake site
 
I live in a very dry climate. Aspen works good, but only about 1/3rd of the year. I use cypress mostly because it helps keep the humidity up. I use eco-earth for my hatchlings. I know humidity isn't a huge deal for corns, but when you live in a desert with NO humidity whatsoever, you have to improvise. The eco-earth keeps my hatchlings a little more humid than my adults, and it keeps them busy. As it dries, they create little tunnel systems that keep them occupied :) I don't use it for my adults because its too fine. It has a tendency to get stuck in eyes, cloacas, belly scutes, etc.
 
Lazyness strikes again I use astroturf, I keep several and switch out so I can clean them. They are also easy to sterilize and it is cheap. Plus it comes in many different colors to compliment your snake.

Peace
Paul
 
I agree with Spirit: Forest bedding all the way!

Houdini has so many tunnels under the ground he's in them all day long. Easy to clean just scoop out.
 
I use Aspen for my adult and sub-adults. I use paper towels for the babies.

I too live in a dry climate. Aspen works fine. You just need to spray water occasionally to get the humidity up in the cage.
 
I use paper towells for hatchlings and news paper for adults. So far, this has been the easiest for me.

:crazy02:
 
hi :wavey:

i'm using carpet tiles at present......easy to clean etc

they r pink hihihi

thank you
 
i use bone aid calci-sand...i've tried asking before if anyone else likes this stuff?...easy to scoop out nasty poop..says it's safe if they swallow any.....also i don't remember what i used to use(i think it was some kind of bark), but my last snake (Magenta) looked like it had choked on something when it died(i never fed in the cage and it had been refusing pinks)...it also had the loose wierd skin thing going on that i've talked about before...sorry to ramble but i thought thought Magenta's death had something to do with the substrate in her cage?
-nef :shrugs:
 
Snakemommy said:
What is Forest bed?
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I believe it is coconut fibers. It comes in blocks and you add water and it expands. I use it for all my snakes, even the adult one, and I like it.
 
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