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Newspaper?

ButtersCorns4life

ButtersCorns4life

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OK, I need to pay for substrate, but I have no money, could I use shreddin newspaper??? It sounds ok, but what about the ink on it??? could that hurt them???
 
ButtersCorns4life said:
OK, I need to pay for substrate, but I have no money, could I use shreddin newspaper??? It sounds ok, but what about the ink on it??? could that hurt them???
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Modern newspaper ink is soy/vegetable based and perfectly safe for reptile substrate.
 
ALL of my kings and corns are kept on newspaper. The only snakes I have that are on a natural substrate are my BCI and BP. Everything else is on newspaper, and I have never had an issue outside of my snakes occasionally looking a little "dingy" from the ink if they spill their water dish...
 
Just make sure the paper towels have no ink on them! Plain white ones only, the ink from paper towels are not the same as ink on newspaper. I use plain white paper towels, it looks nice cause the snake is really vivid on the white ground... and of course its CHEAP! :rolleyes:
 
If one uses newpaper, is it better to shred or layer? I'm using aspen now, but newspaper is in ample supply at my house.
 
MerlinsPop said:
If one uses newpaper, is it better to shred or layer? I'm using aspen now, but newspaper is in ample supply at my house.
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I use half sheets and just lay them in the bins. A couple 2 or 3 layers should do the trick...

The only downside is you need to clean your cage more often. But I just clean every week while they are in their feeding bins...
 
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