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03-Jun-08, 07:00 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-07 Location: Northern Beaches, Sydney Age/Gender: 30  | | | Shredded paper as substrate
Any opinions on using shredded paper as substrate? I was thinking about getting a paper shredder for work, so wondered if I could reuse the paper!?
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03-Jun-08, 07:05 PM
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what kind of reptile? i cant see why you couldnt because newspaper is fine to be used shredded paper is basically that but easier to burrow in i guess
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03-Jun-08, 07:06 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: Cairns, Queensland Age/Gender: 32  | | | |
It is harder to clean up. Simple sheets of newspaper are easier to clean up. IMO. ;-)
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03-Jun-08, 07:08 PM
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It works very well. I was a little sceptical at first, but I have seen it used in a fairly large collection of pythons and I am convinced it's one of the best substrates as long as laziness doesn't set in.
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03-Jun-08, 07:08 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-07 Location: Northern Beaches, Sydney Age/Gender: 30 | | | |
oops, it is for a python weezie-martini! Yeah I can see that sheets would be less messy... Is that the only reason?
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03-Jun-08, 07:16 PM
|  | +Timmo+ Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: NSW Age/Gender: 13 | | | | I would say its fine just a bit harder to clean.
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03-Jun-08, 07:18 PM
|  | Pure Pwnage. Subscriber | Join Date: May-07 Location: Central QLD Age/Gender: 18 | | | |
If you have any rats and mice, they love the stuff to death. I dont use it as the main substrate, I just put a big handful in every now and then and they make nests from it.
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03-Jun-08, 07:18 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: nth qld | | | |
tried it and it looks messy and hides don' t sit right, plus harder to clean so standard newspaper is for me
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03-Jun-08, 07:28 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: NSW, Sydney west | | | |
I have used it with BHP's & Womas that like to hide in it.
I have a large office type paper x-shredder which I have been trying to get rid of.
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