Comments on: Choosing the right bedding for your pet snake

By: Pans07

Pans07 — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:29:00 +0000

in the past i used pine and cedar, for bedding when i first started, although one of my rats got sick and died, because of toxic chemicals they produce, most are effected because of allergies, aspen is by far the better choice, along with the recycled paper bedding are also great and safe.

By: Pet Snakes

Pet Snakes — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:57:00 +0000

You can put in a branch, piece of bark, etc to help the snake shed. As far as moisture goes corn snakes are from temperate climates so they don’t have as much need for specific humidity ranges to help them shed.

By: Pet Snakes

Pet Snakes — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:47:00 +0000

In total disagreement with you, Metalmistress3. I always feed my snakes in their cages and have never had an issue. The only time I have had an issue is when I tried to feed in a separate cage. Besides, how do you account for the people who have hundreds if not thousands of snakes that they don’t have the luxury of swapping out cages for feeding? They seem to have no problems.

By: Knozbleed

Knozbleed — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:52:00 +0000

I fed my snake a mouse that had been in pine shavings is this ok? Its a one time occurrence.

By: Caitlynn Marie Marley

Caitlynn Marie Marley — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:46:00 +0000

I recently took a trip to the vets for my pet king snake because he was acting strange,
they asked what substrate I use for his cage. Which is cocoa soft bedding. I was told by a reptile store it was a bit better than the other wood/ mulch ones for absorbing moister and so on. However the veterinarian was very precise about how bad any type of cocoa, wood chip, dirt, or sand is.
“THEY CANNOT DIGEST ANY OF THOSE & THEY CAUSE BACTERIA TO TAKE OVER .” Also, it doesn’t absorb the wastes and filth, plain and simple. You HAVE to use newspaper/paper towel if you care about your pet snakes health. She also said that you have to be clearing the tank out and bleaching it once a week, which is ALOT for a heavy 45 gal. tank. I was in a way upset because I was informed that the cocoa soft was one of the best and to me looked very natural and beautiful. The newspaper will look like crap, and rather poor looking. BUT I will do what’s best for his health so that another trip to the vets will not be necessary for quite sometime. To wrap up this story my snake had a mouth infection which she said was VERY common but can be very serious if not taken care of quick enough. There are multiple things that could have caused it but the main concern was the substrate, and keeping the tank clean. Just because something looks natural and very nice doesn’t mean that it actually is, and keeping your pet healthy.

(Another tip : Try your best at changing the water everyday even if your snake doesn’t bathe in it, or hasn’t even been near it. Regardless of how clean you keep the cage, it will always have some bacteria, it’s just a matter of how much bacteria. Depending on how committed you are and how much you’re willing to spend, bottled water is always VERY GOOD instead of tap water!)

Thank you for reading,
Ms. C. Marley & Cuervo the snake ?