Really bizarre habitat problem

[adamanteus]

I'm considering it, Tami... just for the sake of experimentation!

[jitami]

I've heard about issues with smell before, but we really don't have much smell. The only time I smell anything is when I literally stick my head in the tank. But, then again, I have only one snake For now

[crzy_kevo]

ya so the smell wouldn't be too bad but im bettiong my 30 gal with 3 snakes in it smells about the same as your tank with one snake in it

[adamanteus]

Using slate, I have zero smell issues.... wipe it up, it's gone.

[jitami]

I'm considering it, Tami... just for the sake of experimentation!

Ah, but James, don't you have doors that open in the front? Wouldn't be able to have it very thick... unless you sectioned an area off or something?

[Lori P]

I just have this vision of Sly burrowing under everything, pooping, then laying there in it... he does get under the paper towel occasionally, but I usually fix that asap because of the aforementioned worry. When I used that gorilla bark stuff I wouldn't see him for days, but I'm guessing you can tell their whereabouts in the carefresh even when they're burrowed?

Yes, it's not so deep that you can't find them easily. And you know... it seems to me that they poop mostly on top... when I clean out the clumps of poop, I usually fluff up the bedding, and don't seem to find poops at the bottom... in any case, the Care Fresh sticks to it and dries it out quickly so they aren't lying in, like, gooey poops.

[adamanteus]

Ah, but James, don't you have doors that open in the front? Wouldn't be able to have it very thick... unless you sectioned an area off or something?

I have a small (2") upstand below the sliding doors, so I remain flexible!

[jitami]

Thanks Lori That eases my mind... but I'll probably still put paper towel under everything... lol

[Garter_Gertie]

P & J don't stink. Even when they, well.. HE, Peepers, tries to musk. And like, was it Kevie? That said, the poop seems to always be on the top? That's what I've found heretofore. But Ripley ( 6' bull snake), he tends to always poop in a corner of the tank...

P & J don't, nor does Winnie. They seem to go 'on the run.' And so far ittiz wee little turdlettes that are easy to pick up with my fingers.

We'll see what happens in the coming years...

[anji1971]

Tami, I use paper towel under the carefresh. That way, I don't worry so much if they burrow right to the glass, especially where the heating pad is. And it absorbs any mess they do happen to make down there. But Lori's right, they usually go on top. And it is easy to scoop the poop! And a remarkable difference in odour, too.
Now if only they could make it look more like bark chips..............