Hi!
I'm reading Adam Black's "Crested Gecko" and he mentions a recycled paper substrate. The book was printed in 2005 and probably written before that so it should be out already. Does anyone know anything about this?

Here's the quote:Thanks =)
Ricardo

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I think they may be talking about Eco-bedding, which is made from 100% recycled paper...I don't have any experience with it, so I can't say if I think it's any good or not, but here's a website with some information on it:

Small Pet Eco-Bedding: Recycled Pet Bedding / Nesting Material

Hope that helps

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Thanks Juliane! Never seen that before...

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Wouldn't a high humidity environment cause the material to go moldy pretty fast?

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I would think so...I used paper bedding once (not recycled, it was Carefresh) for small animals, and I didn't like it at all...I felt like it got too moist really fast. Seems like in a high humidity environment for reptiles, the problem would be even worse.

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I think there is also something called Yesterdays News, but I'm not familiar with it.

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Yesterday's News is a kity littler made from compressed pellets of newsprint, it might work for a dry tank but I have a feeling it is designed to crumble and clump when wet.

Alot of the blue tongued skink people recommend carefresh but personally I hate the stuff, its dusty, clumpy, expensive and messy. That and it has an odd smell that I don't like coming home to.

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I have also heard reports of problems with Carefresh. Apparently when snakes deficate in it, the litter can stick to them, and get pulled back inside the cloaca and cause infections.

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Yikes...I knew I didn't like that stuff when I tried it for my rat and my rabbit. Glad I never tried it for snakes!

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i use carefresh for my snakes and have not had any issues with it. then again they're corns and a rosy boa so they don't need a humid environment.

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