Switching Milk Snake to Paper Towels?

[Cricket1234]

I was pondering switching my Pueblan Milk Snake to paper towel as his substrate, because the aspen that I have him on doesn't hold humidity well, and is a total hassle to clean up waste. I understand it's not natural, I was just thinking of doing it for a few months before I can get something else. What are your guys opinions? Thanks!

[sattva]

I have all my guys on paper towels, but they suck up the moisture, but that's what makes it an easy clean up job also...

[Andy_G]

Paper towel isn't going to be better for humidity, so if that's your sole reason for the switch, I would advise against it personally. They love to burrow and it's so much easier to spot clean a loose substrate. Perhaps consider switching to coco husk or cypress mulch...something that will hold humidity better...as well as figuring out exactly why your setup isn't holding humidity.

[Magdalen]

Yeah the paper towels won't hold humidity well at all. They tend to dry out fast. I keep my dessert loving herps on paper towels :) I live in a dry area anyway.

[dannybgoode]

Coco coir is excellent and very easy to control humidity with. I mix it with top soil in varying proportions n species to get just the substrate I want.

I only use paper towel when a snake is in quarantine as feacies etc are easier to examine but I quickly move them onto something more nautral.

[Cricket1234]

Yeah the paper towels won't hold humidity well at all. They tend to dry out fast. I keep my dessert loving herps on paper towels :) I live in a dry area anyway.
I don't know why I thought they held humidity. Would repti carpet be good? Like I said, this'll only be temporary :rolleyes:

[Cricket1234]

Coco coir is excellent and very easy to control humidity with. I mix it with top soil in varying proportions n species to get just the substrate I want.

I only use paper towel when a snake is in quarantine as feacies etc are easier to examine but I quickly move them onto something more nautral.
I have very few pet stores in my area, and none of them carry coco choir.

[regi375]

I use eco-earth for a few of my snakes. It'll hold in the humidity well, and is common enough for a local pet shop to have.

[dannybgoode]

Garden centers as well may well stock coco coir. I'm not a fan of repti carpet. Unhygenic imo unless changed very regularly and then it proves expensive.

[Magdalen]

Eco earth, coco coir, soil, etc are really your best ideas for getting humidity up. As for the carpet no. I think that getting wet would just harbor more bacteria. But yeah danny, my little guy I got a month ago is on paper towel mainly because of quarantine and until he gets bigger. Then I'll decide what I want to put him on.

[Cricket1234]

Eco earth, coco coir, soil, etc are really your best ideas for getting humidity up. As for the carpet no. I think that getting wet would just harbor more bacteria. But yeah danny, my little guy I got a month ago is on paper towel mainly because of quarantine and until he gets bigger. Then I'll decide what I want to put him on.
I am going to keep him on one of those. Thanks guys!