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If you’re the pet parent of a wriggly reptile, you’ll need to find a snake substrate to line the bottom of their habitat. There are many options for substrate that accommodate your pet’s comfort and required humidity levels, but you should also consider which snake bedding works well for you. After all, as their pet parent, you’ll be the one cleaning and replacing substrate that becomes soiled with their urine and feces, so choose an option that makes this chore easier for you.
Snake substrate comes in various materials depending on what environment your particular breed of snake is used to in the wild. Calcium sand, aspen wood, walnut shells, coconut fiber, moss and bark can all make comfortable and supportive bedding for pet snakes, depending on their needs. With so many options, you’ll likely have some wiggle room to find some of the best snake bedding that matches your snake décor and accessories.
While the answer to this question greatly depends on the type of snake you have—and the type of bedding they use—soiled bedding should be removed and disinfected daily to avoid bacteria growth. You should consult your exotic vet to discover how often to fully change your snake bedding, as they can determine various factors like average humidity levels, diet and the size of your habitat. See our guide, Preventing Transmission of Diseases in Reptiles, to find more ways to help keep your pet reptile healthy.
Most pet parents agree that two to three inches of corn snake bedding are adequate for their burrowing needs.
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I have a new Ball Python that eats allright, but it stays in it's hide all the time, day and night. I keep the temperature gradient consistant. The hide is the black square with a hole in one end. I feed him in a separate clear habitat. The substrate is aspen bedding wich, consists of perfectly square 3mm pieces that stick to every thing it comes in contact withincluding the snake wich is covered. I have to mist more than seven times a day to keep the humidity above 40%. One quart at a time.
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first of all, thanks for your advice with my african dwarf frogs! after the aquarium salt bath they are doing great and even look more vibrant now! i was wanting to know what substrate would be best in the tank. would sand be okay or would they eat that like the gravel? i have a heavily planted aquarium and need something to keep the plants in place but i dont want my frogs to eat it and have something happen to them. i find conflicting information when i research it online. thanks!
Currently I am using calcium sand. It doesn’t seem to be effecting Ash at all. Should I continue to use the sand or get something else such as eco earth?
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hi, are snake has been acting rather odd reasently. we redid his tank (new substrate, cleaned the glass and bottom, disinfected the hides/ojects in it) we were putting the light back in but it blew so we could not get a light for atleast two weeks in that two weeks we noticed some odd behavier he kept trying to go for a stall, but he could'nt he kept doing it, so we asumed he was constipated So we got him a new bulb he's stil not eating or going for a stall though can you give advice thank you
Hi, my hatchling red foot tortoise has a problem with keeping his eyes open for very long, he hasn't been eating as much as usual and when he closes his eyes I have to soak him in water to get him to open them back up. When his eyes close it almost looks like they are crusty. I have a cypress mulch and jungle mix substrate in his cage which is about 4 inches at the highest and 1 inch in his basking are but it's kept well watered. Thank You!
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