what is the best substrate to use for a corn snake

I'd have to say eco earth, its pretty cheap,last long, looks nice, and easy to clean

I also dont have problems with compaction, and itseasy for them to burrow in

i think everyone will agree on aspen bedding

I hate aspen. I have tried different brands and kinds of aspen and always end up having to wipe a lot of dust off the glass, and end up inhaling a ton of dust when I clean the cage. I'll stick to Sani Chips.

I've heard that about aspen shavings and I've stayed away from it not only for my pets sake, but my own sake. I have asthma real bad and wood dust really triggers off an attack.

I was using Jungle Mix until they stopped making it, now I use a Keeper's Choice - Cypress. It seems to work real well. I also use it on the Ball Python, Corn Snakes, Rough Green Snake, & Garter Snake.

I use aspen bedding, it has worked great for me without any problems.

I use aspen also and have no problems with dust, I wonder if this is a brand specific issue. I use coconut fiber for my scorpion, it comes in a big block and you soak it for a half hour. squeeze out the excess moisture and it looks much like dark brown dirt. I don't use it for my snakes because I am afraid it would make the enclosure too humid, The package says you can let it dry in the sun for less humidity. It is cheap (6 bucks a block) looks better than aspen and the snake could still burrow.

You can dry coco bedding (Bed-A-Beast) out by simply placing it in the oven in a baking pan at around 300-degrees F for about one hour. I bake it for a half hour, then stir it around and continue baking it. You'll see the wetter coco bedding on the bottom of the pan, so try and move it up top by stirring it. I do this about every 10 minutes for the last half hour of baking. You'll know when it's dried out. Sometimes it takes long than one hour, but typically around that time.

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