Substrate

[Jp49x]

I have a Jungle Python who is about a year and a half old. I've been playing around with different types of bedding and wanted to know what all of you guys prefer. Right now I am using Reptibark but am thinking of switching to cypress mulch. Thanks guys.

[Mikoh4792]

I have used all types of bedding appropriate for carpet pythons. I prefer coco husk over the rest. Has nice soft texture to it and holds humidity well.

[Terranaut]

I use aspen with my jcps. Cheap and they hardly ever hang out on the ground anyway. I use reptibark with my jag. He will spend a day or 2 on the ground , then back to perching. I would choose a substrate that suits your snakes needs based on how they behave now.

[Mikoh4792]

I use aspen with my jcps. Cheap and they hardly ever hang out on the ground anyway. I use reptibark with my jag. He will spend a day or 2 on the ground , then back to perching. I would choose a substrate that suits your snakes needs based on how they behave now.

Are you talking about your adult carpets? Do most of them spend their time perched on horizontal logs or a shelf above the ground?(like the stool in one of your enclosures)

[Jp49x]

Most of the time she's on the ground.

[Mikoh4792]

Most of the time she's on the ground.

Could you post a few pics of your setup?

[pdomensis]

My 9 month old bredli spends days on the ground in a hide (bedding is reptibark) and evenings in the branches.

[Mikoh4792]

My 9 month old bredli spends days on the ground in a hide (bedding is reptibark) and evenings in the branches.

Is the ground where the heat source is? My carpets spend their day resting on the perches since I use overhead heat.

[pdomensis]

No, it's heated with a UTH. The temp in his hide is probably 88, while on top of the hide where the basking spot is reaches about 96.

[Mikoh4792]

No, it's heated with a UTH. The temp in his hide is probably 88, while on top of the hide where the basking spot is reaches about 96.

Ah I see. So you are using both a heat lamp and uth?

[pdomensis]

Sorry, I was on the phone when I was typing. I meant CHE, not UTH.

[Terranaut]

Are you talking about your adult carpets? Do most of them spend their time perched on horizontal logs or a shelf above the ground?(like the stool in one of your enclosures)

Yup. They hang out on their perches most of the time. It probably takes a week plus for the aspen to flatten out a bit. My boas do that in a couple hours.

[Mikoh4792]

Yup. They hang out on their perches most of the time. It probably takes a week plus for the aspen to flatten out a bit. My boas do that in a couple hours.

Lol. Sorry I meant to ask if most of your perches are either like the stool you showed in one of your pictures or if they are like branch perches.

[Terranaut]

Ahhh I have both.

[shaunyboy]

i use newspaper as my substrate mate

the only substrate ive known to cause problems with Carpets,was Aspen...

the high dust content in the Aspen caused mild resparitory symptoms in Carpets

cheers shaun

P.S.pine oil/sap can kill Carpet Pythons as well mate

[Terranaut]

i use newspaper as my substrate mate

the only substrate ive known to cause problems with Carpets,was Aspen...

the high dust content in the Aspen caused mild resparitory symptoms in Carpets

cheers shaun

P.S.pine oil/sap can kill Carpet Pythons as well mate

I kinda disagree but see what you mean at the same time. The beta chip I get is almost dust free right out of the bag. I also get it in huge hay bale size blocks. Some of the popular pet aspens you find at big box pet stores are very fine and dusty. I would not use these. I also mist everything once I change it out then I mist every week or so.

[pdomensis]

I just happened to re-read this today from AC reptiles. Something to consider.

"Cypress is popular and I have used it off and on for years. What I don't like is that the pieces are too large to vacuum up off the floor. Another problem is that much of the mulch advertised as "Cypress Mulch" actually has other woods mixed into it that will sometimes cause my carpets to get small blisters on the outermost layer of their skin (an allergic reaction I would presume). These blisters go away after their next shed and within 2-3 sheds you can't even tell...but still, that's no bueno in my book. Cypress blends are easy to find - pure cypress is not so much. I still use cypress mulch for ball pythons, but am exploring other substrates for my carpets."

[marvelfreak]

I use Reptile Bark. With new carpets i use news paper till they get a little size to them.

[Cmwells90]

I don't have a carpet, but I find that Coco husk works great for both of the snakes! Plus I like the aesthetics of it.