New here with a question

[bluetongueguy64]

Hi im Chris and I don't have a bts...yet. I hope to be getting of soon(might be a few months). Right now I keep leopard geckos. One question I had was if the Zoo Med apsen snake bedding is a good substrate?
Thanks,
Chris

[LittleFoot]

Aspen is fine, but I think in the snake one the shavings are pretty fine, usually the bigger shavings are used....it is on the care sheet, there are pictures of both the finer shavings and the larger ones.

This is from the care sheet under substrate/bedding:

"Substrate/Bedding
Another constant topic of argument is what bedding to use. Some common choices are carpet (not recommended), aspen shavings, carefresh, Lizard Litter, Bed-A-Beast, coconut fiber, Repti-Bark or any type of reptile substrate. We personally use aspen shavings, and we love it. It's light, it's cheap, and the animals can do some serious burrowing in it. Fecal clean-up is easy, and it's pretty absorbent too. The only negative aspect would have to be the dust, but if you get the filtered kind it's not so bad and settles quickly. Avoid the rabbit bedding type of aspen shavings. They're much thinner, and are basically just aspen 'splinters'. The thin pieces could easily lodge themselves up inside a blue tongue's nose when burrowing. Another idea (but less recommended) would be cypress mulch. I've always strayed away from it because it looks so damp and it is very thick and clumpy. Repti-Bark and Bed-A-Beast, or even artificial turf are a couple other options. Your two best bets would probably be either aspen shavings, or carefresh pet bedding. Aspen looks better visually, but carefresh is probably slightly more absorbent—which could be good or bad depending on how you look at it. It absorbs fecal matter and urine quite well, but also absorbs moisture in the air which can make your tank very dry. If you're wondering what exactly carefresh is, they advertise it's "reclaimed wood pulp waste". Whatever that means, it basically looks like wet clumps of paper that have been dried. Sort of like what you get in your drier if you had paper in your pockets. It's soft, it's light, it's absorbent, and best of all, very cheap and easy to replace. Aspen looks better, and is also equally good. Cheap, light, visually appealing, absorbent, and they can really dig. The choice is your's! Both have a fair bit of dust, but as mentioned before, the dust does settle. Here are a couple brands you're likely to come across...




Here are the two varieties of aspen, shaved and shredded. If you choose aspen as a substrate, be sure it's the shaved variety (left picture). "

[Leigh]

I use the shredded in the sleeping end and chipped at the other, I 've had no trouble with this set up, but its a personal choice, wait untill you get a few answers and then make your own mind up as to what you'll use, also its the best place on earth for all you're bluey needs