Really bizarre habitat problem

[jitami]

Thanks Anji & All Now if it looked like bark chips I'd already be at the store

[anji1971]

You know what though?
If you put enough branches, hides and plants, it really doesn't seem quite so unattractive, once you get used to it.

[finaldecember]

I recently brought some home to a much bigger and older bandit... and his gluttony took over and He started picking up pieces and trying to eat them!! no!!! bad kingsnake!!! So bandit is back on aspen...

I don't think I've ever heard of a snake deliberately trying to eat their bedding before. Were you able to get them out of his mouth before he actually swallowed anything?

[Stefan-A]

I don't think I've ever heard of a snake deliberately trying to eat their bedding before. Were you able to get them out of his mouth before he actually swallowed anything?

One of mine did it once.

[drache]

this thread seems to have drifted
I'm currently using six different kinds of bedding
I like the carefresh for burrowing snakes that like it dry and because it's expensive, I'm moving away from it for all but my hognose
the "other" hognose (lystrophis pulcher) gets a moss and dirt blend because the carefresh would be too drying
most of my other snakes are on cage carpet, newspaper, shredded paper, paper towels and I'm looking for slate, because I like the idea
I used to think of carefresh as un-natural looking until I realized that the hognose camouflages in it perfectly - the snakes do like it a lot and if I were wealthy . . .
it does seem to make a perfect habitat for mites though too and I provent-a-mite mine before putting it in the tank

[zooplan]

So if the tunnels stay put, are the snakes laying on the glass bottom of the terrarium, or do you put something under the carefresh, or ???

What is the meaning when you tell Care fresh is expensive?
I can´t use it because I´ve never seen it offeren in Germany.
I use wood chips, that are normally used for fumigating.
I have to pay about30$ for 40lb.

[jitami]

Udo, Rhea was saying that the care fresh is expensive, meaning that compared to other types of bedding it costs her more money to use the care fresh.

[zooplan]

Don´t know why I´ve quoted you, Tami
The question I meant was: What is the price of care fresh?
Should I better posts in German and use google for translation?

[jitami]

Your posts are fine Udo! I'm sure I have an easier time reading your posts than you do mine! I've never used the care fresh, but let me see if I can google some prices... looks like it's around 20 dollars for 60 liters.