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Burrowing in Cypress Mulch

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soccr8699

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As it's winter, and we have the heat going, the humidity in my year old cornsnake is pretty low. I'm using aspen shavings and my waterbowl is over my under the tank heater, but the humidity is still low. I recently found out that aspen shavings dry out the cage so I was thinking of using cypress mulch to increase the humidity in the cage. However Diego (my cornsnake) loves to burrow. So will using cypress mulch bother him at all when he burrows?
 
Does he have problems shedding? If not, I wouldn't worry about changing a thing. Or even if he does have problems shedding, usually placing a humid hide in his enclosure when he goes blue will be enough to help him.

I have never used cypress mulch, although I love the way it looks. I don't think he should have any problems burrowing in it, although I've seen pictures of snakes getting the mulch stuck in their nostrils from burrowing, but even that should clear up with a shed.
 
Well he hasn't shed in almost 2 1/2 months, so i wanted to up the humidity in case that would help him shed.
 
The reason I asked about the cypress mulch is because I don't want it going up his nose or anything like that.
 
There are very few cases of a corn ingesting substrate, I wouldn't worry about it!
 
I just bought some cypress mulch and aspen shavings just in case, but this thread put me a bit more at ease for the cypress mulch. My snake is white so it will be hard to find him in the aspen.
 
Are you using a heat lamp as well? These cause a plethora of problems including bad or non-shedding.

And burrowing is totally natural. I have one guy who is in almost 3" of Aspen (over-pour, and I just left it) and I have to dig to find him every time. Go with a thinner layer of whichever substrate you use, it will prevent a heart attack when you think you have looked everywhere and can't find him until the third dig!
 
Thanks for the advice! I am just using a UTH with a dimmer from the hardware store. I have a thermostat on the way though so I don't have to monitor the temp as often. His warm side is anywhere from 82-89 degrees (mostly at 85) and his cool side is anywhere from 70-75. Is that too cold? I have him near a window that has the blinds mostly shut with a bit of sunlight for natural light.
 
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