BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

i looked on the care sheet and couldn't find the answer so...

has anyone heard of Feline Pine litter? would that be safe to use as a substrate? i use it for all of my other animals, its a pellet but has a strong wood smell. here's a link...

http://www.naturesearth.com/

thanks for your help.

I dont think it would be good mostly because it is a cat litter

Hmm, that is a good question. I would be a little leary because it is pine. Although it isnt as bad as Cedar, i thought i remember reading that pine isnt that good for reptiles either. On the other hand, I do know that pine is not good for cats, so either this product doesnt actually contain pine (which would be odd since its name) or they did something to the product so it isnt toxic to cats.

I have every thought about trying a litter called Yesterday's News? It is just recycled newspaper rolled up into the shape of Feline Pine. It would be a save alternative and still give you the same look as feline pine, if that is the reason you use it.

So Brad, when did you get the spiders? Did dragontears talk you into it? Her off-topic pix have just about convinced me too! Our exotic store has the ugly tarantulas for less than a dollar!

It is very absorbent and I love it for the cats, but pine is pretty aromatic, so I would skip it for herps. I agree with Brad about trying Yesterday's News -- hadn't thought about it, but it's a good idea.

ok, just thought i'd ask. i use it for my other animals and its the only thing that conceals hamster smell, thought i would try to save myself a trip.

Shadowfax wrote:It is very absorbent and I love it for the cats, but pine is pretty aromatic, so I would skip it for herps. I agree with Brad about trying Yesterday's News -- hadn't thought about it, but it's a good idea.

Ive used yesterdays news for my cats and ferrets not for Sophie..

I've used Yesterday's News for some of the shelter cats, and it's the most disgusting, foul-smelling stuff ever. I'd recommend using Care Fresh if you're looking for an alternative bedding.

I have recently changed to carefresh and i hate the smell the reptile bark smelled so much better.

I have found yesterday's news to be an awesome cat litter, and substrate for reptiles as well. It doesn't have a smell, and I don't see how its disgusting lol?

The Carefresh smell scared me at first because I put it in during the heat test and I thought something was burning. Now I've gotten used to the smell, and I like it. Pryce and Trikks love to burrow in it, Wocket stays above most of the time. Pryce is looking out at me right now, only his head showing.

i just tried the carefresh bedding couple days ago.. i used to have repti bark which i used 30 liters of to filll my 50 gal.. so i got like 30 liters of carefresh... well i filled up half my tank haha.. and removed a lot of it and still have bedding thats like 3 inches deep. Its a lot cheaper though and now as your skink is a lot larger they can burrow again.