Carefresh?

[anji1971]

Carefresh is about the same price as aspen here. I didn't like the smell with the aspen.
Tami, I only use about 2 inches in the bottom as well, and I spot clean daily, and totally clean monthly, unless they're unusually stinky.
Lately, mine have taken to hiding under the carefresh and pooing all over the bottom of the tank, which makes life a bit more challenging for the cleaning crew.

[jitami]

I was trying to remember the last time I did total changes and then it dawned on me that my guys haven't been eating or pooping lately! So, yeah, depending on activity, about once a month seems right <gg>

[philthechil]

I will look at both Walmart's an Petco's prices. I want something that looks really natural and is really easy to spot clean.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Aspen is easier to spot clean than carefresh, As Anji mentioned.... they tend to burrow under carefresh and poop all over the glass!

[infernalis]

I will look at both Walmart's an Petco's prices. I want something that looks really natural and is really easy to spot clean.

I don't know what is natural about a gob of regurgitated newspaper on the floor of an enclosure.

Repti bark mixed with some coconut hair is nice looking, and washable, yes washable just put it in a colander (Strainer) and run hot water through it, drain and dry, then put it back in.

Super cheap, since it washes. Looks better than mulch, and it absorbs odors.

[guidofatherof5]

Shannon,
The pooping on the glass is a revenge thing.
They do it just to tick us off

[anji1971]

I don't know what is natural about a gob of regurgitated newspaper on the floor of an enclosure.

Repti bark mixed with some coconut hair is nice looking, and washable, yes washable just put it in a colander (Strainer) and run hot water through it, drain and dry, then put it back in.

Wayne, this is too cool!
It never even dawned on me that you could wash Reptibark and reuse it. What a great idea!!
That was the first substrate I used, and I loved the look and smell, but definitely not the price, so I switched to the Carefresh. Now that I know this, guess who's switching back to Reptibark??? WooHoo!!

[infernalis]

Anji - It says washable right on the bag.

It never would have dawned on me either.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

haha, me either!!!!! But with all my snakes, I would not have time to wash reptibark for 4 hours on a sunday, lol!!!

I agree that carefresh does not look natural in the least... and it's incredibly expensive for as much as you get when you compare it to other substrates. Don't both looking elsewhere for a lower price, you will not find it for under $15. If you are going to buy it for that, buy it now because it's probably on sale, usually it is around $17 or $18. Besides, if you factor in the cost of the gas of running around hunting for a $1 or $2 bargain, you actually end up spending more! Not to mention all the time wasted. I have a customer who drives an hour from his house to my store because the dog food he buys is like $3 cheaper. Never ceases to amaze me!

The stuff they sell at walmart is overpriced.

Right now, The kittysoft newspaper pellet I have been using is on a TPR for just 6.98, normally it is $11.98 (still much cheaper than carefresh cause you get a LOT)... needless to say, I now have a small floor stack of kittysoft residing in the garage. It is so absorbant and it doesn't get all stuck to their food!! And it has a tad of baking soda in the pellet, it is wonderful with smells!

[infernalis]

Sometimes Shannon, we have to do extreme things to save some money.

I also see no logic in driving around to save a few cents, Heck I have seen people fight traffic because the gas station on the other side of town is one cent less per gallon! and they only bought ten bucks in gas, for a total savings of 5 cents, AND they only burned 2 gallons of gas to "save" that nickel. (Depreciated the vehicle, took an extra hour out of the day, Etc...)

But if the snake cage is nasty, and we just spent the last of our money on food or whatever, Time gets made to wash the repti bark.