Substrate

[Jack Wheeler]

What substrates do you guys use for your garters? Im currently using newspaper but want something a bit better and different! Different being the main part of that Thanks for any help

[RedSidedSPR]

I use reptibark cuz it looks cool, natural and doesn't get stuck to food (although it's a hell of a lot worse if it DOES get swallowed lol).

Aspen in my adults tank, although i hate it more each day. But it's great if you feed out of cage.

[EasternGirl]

I swear by Carefresh. It doesn't look as natural...but it's very safe...not much of a chance of the snake ingesting it with food, and if they did, I doubt it would cause much of a problem. It's recycled paper but it's very soft and the snakes love burrowing and making tunnels in it. You can also get it in different colors. They sell it in pet stores in animal bedding. Now I recently also discovered Boxo...but I haven't seen it in all of the pet stores. My snakes love burrowing in it. You just have to make sure that you get original Boxo and not the new natural Boxo...the original is recycled newspaper...the new stuff is some flimsy paper crap that looks like stuff you should throw at people at weddings and the snakes can't burrow in it at all.

[chris-uk]

All ours are on aspen. It's widely available and does a good job, and they like burrowing in it. I may try bark at some point.

[Jack Wheeler]

Care fresh sounds good. just want something quite different which does the job. Doesnt have to look natrual either

[EasternGirl]

It isn't necessarily cheap...but it lasts...I get the medium size bag for $12.99 to $15.99 depending on the store and the color and that will fill about four tanks...plus you can spot clean the poop and urates for a while.

[guidofatherof5]

Compressed aspen pellets.
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[kibakiba]

I also use carefresh. I get 27 compressed liters for about 20 dollars, usd. It lasts me months, but I also spot clean a lot.

[EasternGirl]

I do believe that you originally told me about carefresh when I first came on the forum, Chantel. I love it and so do my snakes.

[kibakiba]

I tell people about it like a JW goes to peoples houses!Hah. I might as well go to peoples couses telling them about carefresh.