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The best Floor covering (bedding) for a cornsnake?

well if you dont care about cost i like using coconut shavings/bark whatever it is. but lately i've been using aspen shavings, its alot cheaper than coconut.
 
i have already aspen shaving for floor but i am little anxious if any small part stick on mouse when i am feeding my snake
 
Don't put food in with bedding as it MAY cause impaction...Get a separate tub to feed in, or another viv with no floor covering...Either way don't fed in his living accommodation...:)
 
Aspen's a great substrate, and it has loads of benefits.

If you want to avoid accidental ingestion of substrate then feed in a seperate box, then leave 30 minutes before gently placing him/her back in the tank. Then leave him/her alone for 48 hours before handling again.

All the best, and welcome to the forum.

David
 
I have to agree, aspen is your friend. Something like 170% absorbency rate... Clumps up, and is really easy to clean out of a tank. Repeating what others have said, feed outside of the snake's tank, not only due to risk of impaction but because of possible behavior issues. Feeding inside the tank can make the snake relate opening of the tank with feeding, which can lead to more aggressive behavior when it's handling time.

The only disadvantage of aspen is dust. Though I've seen a few brands advertising "dust free", I have yet to actually find any that are dust free. The dust can get on surrounding furniture and also can be a pain to get up when cleaning out the cage.
 
I used aspen for my dwarf hamsters, but I am sensitive to the dust (asthma).. I use Zoo Med Repti Bark for Naga. She likes it, I like it, and so far, it's great.
 
if you want to feed in your cage then use newspaper or papertowels... not as cool for burrowing but will not have impaction issues.
 
Aspen's great for the burrowers, but not all of them care about burrowing. I also like the Repti-Bark. It clumps well also, and it can be burrowed in, too. It doesn't hold the "tunnels" they make like aspen does, but mine don't seem to mind. It's a much darker color than aspen, which is why my sister-in-law uses it. She's a graphic designer, and says her snow corn looks better against a dark background, lol.
 
Emanon said:
if you want to feed in your cage then use newspaper or paper towels... not as cool for burrowing but will not have impaction issues.
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Beware of paper towels in feeding enclosures, I've seen threads about snakes accidentally eating an entire sheet of paper towel with their mouse. A much worse impaction then a little bit of shavings. Better to feed in a completely empty enclosure.
 
Another problem with feeding on paper towels is that if you're feeding frozen/thawed mice, sometimes the mouse sticks to the paper towel. I used to use paper towel until that little problem popped up. Spyro tried twice to get the pinkie in his jaws, but the pinkie was stuck to the paper towel; he finally gave up and I had to wait a day or two to try feeding him again. Now I just use a three gallon plastic fish tank with nothing in it.
 
azhketh said:
Another problem with feeding on paper towels is that if you're feeding frozen/thawed mice, sometimes the mouse sticks to the paper towel. I used to use paper towel until that little problem popped up. Spyro tried twice to get the pinkie in his jaws, but the pinkie was stuck to the paper towel; he finally gave up and I had to wait a day or two to try feeding him again. Now I just use a three gallon plastic fish tank with nothing in it.
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I would just replace the paper towel but it sounds like you have a small snake. Just hold it with a pair of tongs in the air for your snake to grab.
But there are no problems with paper towels or newspaper. I even use newspaper on top of aspen. The snakes like it due to the fact the can hide underneath it.
 
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