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Coconuts and corns

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Jason

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Still no snake yet, possibly tommorow. I've tried a few places but nowhere has aspen. I was in a pet supply warehouse today and noticed this stuff from an american company called T-Rex. Coconut bark. It looks OK and it says it's very absorbent and non toxic. I was just wondering if anyone else has seen this and if it is a suitable substrate.
I also seen T-Rex organic bedding, it's sort of a brown soily looking substrate. Would this be OK?
 
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I think some people on the forum use that. That and beech chips also work I've heard.
But I'm not 100% sure b.c my memory's been wacky lately
 
About the coconut bark....
I just bought some and it is great. My corn loves to burrow in the bark. The bark also looks great. Especially with my amelanistic corn snake. It is a beautiful snake and its bright reds and oranges go great with the bark.
There are a couple of drawbacks though. Sometimes it might take you a long time to find your snake in all that bark and also he will probally be in there alot so you might not be able to see him. But I'm sure that your snake will love it! Mine does.
 
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No chance of me trying a Walmart or Kmart, we don't have them over here. I've just found out that in Britain aspen is called poplar so there may be hope yet.
 
I use the T-Rex Coconut Bark and my snakes love it... It seems to be pretty easy to keep clean and they love to burrow in it. I also mix ESU's Jungle Mix in with it. The Jungle Mix is finer and I like the outcome.
 
try the internet first and buy in bulk it works out alot cheaper in the long run. i live in the south east of england and there are loads of shops roung here but u can buy mail order and they will ship and post it to you if you have a "petsmart" near you thats probably the best place any trouble contact me at

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i'll have a look for you !! :D
 
Thanks little twiglet but I've found a place that does beech chipsand orchid chips and I've always got the coconut bark to fall back on. But thanks again.:)
 
Were you talking about those coconut 'bricks' that you soak in water and then dry out in the sun? I'm wondering whether or not to use them. I'm going to do a little bit of research and see if they are suitable and how much they cost. :) .
 
Yeah, the coconut bark comes in bricks but it says on the packet you just break it up and use it. It looks pretty fiberous so it should be good at soaking up any mess. I'm not sure if it would be cheap because with it being in a block it's hard to tell what area it would cover. But it does look good.
 
Hi! I've used both coconut fibers and aspen, and I like both equally. The "brick" ends up expanding to make a lot of substrate. It may be a little more expensive than aspen, but not much. I haven't decided which one is more difficult to go poo hunting in. Actually, it seems a little easier to find in the coconut. One reason I like coconut is because I have a snow and she shows up better against the color! :)
 
i hate to be the lone voice of dissent but it seems to sometimes be my lot in life. i don't really like the coconut because as it dries it becomes way too dusty. with the amount of time that the snakes spend burrowing i tend to stay away from the dustier substrates.... :) ---jim
 
i hate to be the lone voice of dissent
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You won't be the only one. :D

I used to use the coconut, now I use cypress.
The coconut bark dries out and leaves a lot of dust. It is also hard to keep the humidity up when you use it.
The cypress mulch is great for burrowing snakes, easy to clean, and doesn't make a dusty mess. Plus it holds humidity very well.
 
I believe the Beech chips are equal to our Aspen. Both are good.
I have only used the Orchid chips once and that was for one of my python enclosures. It was ok but I didn't like the size of it so I never used it again. I use Aspen for my corns.
 
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