Substrate Talk, Aspen Vs Coco husk (All variations)

[akane]

The aspen sold for things other than reptiles really put me off aspen. I've seen mammals come in with splinters stuck in them. One person had to slowly pull dozens out of a hedgehog's ears which is no easy task. If they get upset you just have a ball of hedgehog spikes and no more ears to see. The hedgehog was so much more active and nicer without his ears full of splinters. The reptile stuff might be consistently better, I haven't tried it because I like the more natural materials look which led to me to bioactive, but it's too expensive for other uses.