I'm switching back to coco husk soon here. It works awesome by itself, they can borrow it in and all. I noticed that it keeps the smell down too.... Been using this 'crinkle cut colored paper' by carefresh... I like it, snakes like it.. My only complaint about it is, it does nothing for smell. I just cleaned the tank and smelled fine, a few hours later n one poop. You can smell it as soon as you open the tank. Coco husk seems to eliminate the smell.