Potty training snakes? - Page 4

KORBIN5895 · 03-27-12, 07:16 AM

Also a lot of people are allergic to aspen.

MoreliAddict · 03-27-12, 07:24 AM

i actually like aspen alot for my carpet because carpets don't need too much humidity and it doesn't concern me if a bit of aspen is ingested every now and then.

and i'm not allergic to it

Trollbie · 03-27-12, 03:36 PM

I'm pretty happy with the aspen, but I don't like how it looks lol.

I want something that snakezilla will be happy with and that can be cleaned rather than replaced.

**lady_bug87** · 03-27-12, 04:51 PM

Aspen, reptibark, really anything can be cleaned without replacing the whole thing. You just take out what is soiled and throw a little in.

It's really not rocket science

Trollbie · 03-27-12, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lady_bug87

Aspen, reptibark, really anything can be cleaned without replacing the whole thing. You just take out what is soiled and throw a little in.

It's really not rocket science

That's what I'm doing. But from what some had said, it seems like reptibark can be cleaned and reused. I could have read it wrong.

**lady_bug87** · 03-27-12, 05:00 PM

Honestly to me it wouldn't be worth cleaning and reusing. If you're worried about cost you can buy huge bags of mulch at the hardware store that is undyed and pretty much looks exactly the same And is the same material

You're going to find being in this hobby that there are non reptile store substitutes that cost half the price simply because it's sold at a hardware store or at Walmart or whatever.

Trollbie · 03-27-12, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by lady_bug87

Honestly to me it wouldn't be worth cleaning and reusing. If you're worried about cost you can buy huge bags of mulch at the hardware store that is undyed and pretty much looks exactly the same And is the same material

You're going to find being in this hobby that there are non reptile store substitutes that cost half the price simply because it's sold at a hardware store or at Walmart or whatever.

The cost isn't that much of an issue since it's not that often I guess. Maybe I just need to try a bunch of things and see what works best.

The baby BRB is on mulch (I think) right now at the store so I might just keep him on that for now, but I'm really looking into the bioactive set up for him...

theapexgerman · 03-27-12, 05:17 PM

I've been using reptibark for some time now a few months ever since I got my dum it takes me 7 minutes to empty the reptibark out of my cages put it in an bucket and put a cap full of bleach got stick stir it around the bucket dump the water out flush it whith clean water 2 times let it dry till its bout 80 percent dry and your done did it today and this was the first time I did it I'm sure chuck can do it faster than me but since you only going to have 2 snakes just buy an 24 dry quart of bag and it will last you awhile

marvelfreak · 03-27-12, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by theapexgerman

I've been using reptibark for some time now a few months ever since I got my dum it takes me 7 minutes to empty the reptibark out of my cages put it in an bucket and put a cap full of bleach got stick stir it around the bucket dump the water out flush it whith clean water 2 times let it dry till its bout 80 percent dry and your done did it today and this was the first time I did it I'm sure chuck can do it faster than me but since you only going to have 2 snakes just buy an 24 dry quart of bag and it will last you awhile

I wish i could do it that fast. I let mine soak in the bleach water for about 10 minutes, then risen, dry, and repeat. Plus plus four of my cages are 4x2x1 so it takes me a 3 hours to do all of mine.

Trollbie · 03-27-12, 08:03 PM

What wouldn't we do for our snakezillas... haha