Hello everyone! For the majority of the time that I've had Zeke, I've had him on cypress mulch that I bought in big bags from a hardware store in the garden section. I didn't really like it to be honest; the chips of wood were so big, and it seemed like at times my little tegu (who isn't so little anymore) had some trouble walking on it. It just looks so sharp and uncomfortable to me. After cleaning all of it out after hibernation, I switched to cypress mulch from a pet store. The size of the chips were smaller and it seemed a lot softer, it's just sooo expensive!
What are your thoughts on using aspen bedding? I have a corn snake and two pet rats on shredded aspen, and I love this substrate. It's soft, cheap, doesn't smell, and isn't dusty (I have found the aspen shavings are dustier and have a certain smell to it for some reason). Anyways, I have read that aspen molds, but will it be ok if I just don't spray the substrate and instead provide Zeke with a humid hide? I have a leopard gecko that is kept on slate tile and has a humid hide, and I haven't had a shedding problem with him even once. I have had shed issues with Zeke, but since I have incorporated cod liver oil in to his diet, I'm starting to think the issue was his diet and not humidity. I did a lot of research on my leopard gecko before I bought him, and I found that keeping him on sand is a bad thing to do. In fact, all of my reptiles (except the snake) are on tile or linoleum (the leopard gecko and crested geckos). I was considering keeping my tegu on tile as well, but I would feel bad because it seems he likes to burrow. He sleeps in his burrow all day practically. Anyone have any opinions on this?
What are your thoughts on using aspen bedding? I have a corn snake and two pet rats on shredded aspen, and I love this substrate. It's soft, cheap, doesn't smell, and isn't dusty (I have found the aspen shavings are dustier and have a certain smell to it for some reason). Anyways, I have read that aspen molds, but will it be ok if I just don't spray the substrate and instead provide Zeke with a humid hide? I have a leopard gecko that is kept on slate tile and has a humid hide, and I haven't had a shedding problem with him even once. I have had shed issues with Zeke, but since I have incorporated cod liver oil in to his diet, I'm starting to think the issue was his diet and not humidity. I did a lot of research on my leopard gecko before I bought him, and I found that keeping him on sand is a bad thing to do. In fact, all of my reptiles (except the snake) are on tile or linoleum (the leopard gecko and crested geckos). I was considering keeping my tegu on tile as well, but I would feel bad because it seems he likes to burrow. He sleeps in his burrow all day practically. Anyone have any opinions on this?