Shredded Paper

[Auskan]

Is there a reason I have never heard of shredded paper being used as a substrate for either herps or feeders?

[mykee]

Shredded paper (assuming you mean newspaper) is used for redents all the time. Great absorbency, not too sure about the odour control though.

[Auskan]

Actually, I was thinking more about office shredded paper (constant supply always available!). Since you mentioned rodents, I assume you mean that its not suitable for herps?

[Linds]

One concern I would have with office shredded paper is the other contaminants. What types of processing chemicals, inks, and dues are used in the documents, etc. that were shredded?

Many people use shredded paper for rodents. I don't like it, I find feces get stuck to the bottom and it doesn't control odour at all.

I haven't really heard many people use it for reptiles, although you hear about it from time to time... http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=34374

[sapphire_moon]

dyes are now non toxic, so you shouldn't worry to much about that. I use a mix of care fresh like stuff (the off brand, but I find it a lot less dusty than care fresh) and shredded paper, they (rats) use the shredded paper as nesting material and they are fine on it. I'm not sure about the herps though. Maybe if you lined the bottom with paper first so when they go to the bathroom you don't have to do a through cleaning everytime.

[LISA127]

I used to use shredded paper for my blue tongued skink. I would line the bottom of the cage with full sheets of newspaper, and then pile shredded newspaper on top. I put the shredded newspaper in cuz he loved to burrow through it.

[Lisa]

We use shreded newspaper for our rodents. the news paper industry uses nontoxic inks now (i think they're soy based). there is one issue though, the inks can take up to 3 months to dry. easy solution is to get alot of papers and let them cure for 3 months(keep adding to the stack so as you use them the newer papers cure too).