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what do i do

it's best to avoid pine actually. ceder, coconut bark or cypress mulch all make better bedding. you can find these at many pet stores. Cypress mulch is really cheep at garden shops.
 
IMHO, Cedar would be just as bad as pine.. The aromatic oils in both woods ( Pine and Cedar ) are known to be carsnigenic ( sp?? ) ..

Regards.. Tim of T and J
 
TandJ said:
IMHO, Cedar would be just as bad as pine.. The aromatic oils in both woods ( Pine and Cedar ) are known to be carsnigenic ( sp?? ) ..

Regards.. Tim of T and J
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Agreed...and it's "carcinogenic"...
 
newfie said:
what is the best thing to put in with my corn snake
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Aspen would be the most highly recommended, because corns do not require high humidity levels. However, if you are using an aquarium with a screen top, and you live in an arid or semi-arid environment, you may want to use coconut bark chunks, as they tend to maintain higher humidity levels through regular misting. I would stay away from coconut bark shavings(like Eco-Earth or Jungle Earth), because they maintain an incredibly HIGH humidity...though that is what I use for my boa and BP.

I live in a High Desert...a semi-arid environment with an average summertime temperature around 100*F, and a relative humidity of about 20%, at an elevation of around 4,500'. For my colubrids that are kept in "display cages"(screen-top aquaria), I use a mixture of aspen shavings and coconut bark chuinks to help maintain a humidity level of around 30-40%, and I have a humid hide at all times during the summer. I also have NO supplemental heat source through the summer months(racks nor aquaria). My ambient house temps in the summer hover near the 80-85*F mark(sometimes higher), with a nighttime drop to around 75*F.
 
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