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Old 04-12-2009, 01:06 PM   #6
Abby
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Originally Posted by bob-0 View Post
if all the snakes are having a reaction to it r u sure that the mulch is 100% aspen, and doesnt have a little cedar in it? cuz snakes are deathly allergic to cedar. ive never had any of my balls or boas go pink belly before a shed tho, the only time they did that is when i switched them to cypress mulch for a lil while and it only irritated my balls. personally i use news paper, its cheaper, cleaner, and is sure not to harm the snake.
I was using aspen - now I use newspaper but I realized the pink belly was just a sign of shedding I never noticed it before, although I've had snakes for a long time. Suppose you learn something new every day!