I changed my snakes' bedding to aspen a week or so ago. Up until that point, I had only been using carefresh. I've noticed some things I like about it and others that I don't. I know a bunch of people on here have used both, so any opinions on it?

The aspen stays 'fluffy' a lot better than the carefresh. (idk how he does it, but Houdini somehow packs his carefresh into a solid mass after about a week).

I'm not crazy about how the little 'dusty bits' in the aspen seem sharp. I always have to carefully brush Harley off (she spends a HUGE amount of her time burrowed under it) to avoid sticking her with them. Has anyone had issues with these pieces irritating their snakes' scales?

I know carefresh can be really bad if swallowed, but the aspen seems way more likely to get brushed into my snakes' feeding dishes, and harder for them to knock off if it gets attached to their food than the carefresh was (I can handfeed Harley if I need to, but that's not really an option with Houdini).