would it be ok to use hay on the bottom
2006-09-25 06:38:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Hay is not very good. It will rot very quickly.
You can use newspaper, aspen bedding, cypress mulch or even paper towels.
2006-09-25 08:29:29 · answer #1 · answered by Jen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my experience it not normally recommended to use hay. I would tend to stick with wood chippings, sand or some other such substrate. Sand and wood chips can absorb the liquids/excretions of the snake/reptile.
Make sure to have bowl of water on one end of the cage and the heat lamp on the other. This will give your garter snake a choice in temperature.
2006-09-25 07:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by You Ask & I Answer!!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My choice of substrate for any snake is newspaper. Newspaper is safe for the animal, it's cheap and it's always available. Pulling out a few soiled sheets of paper beats scrubbing a cage any day.
2006-09-25 07:55:38 · answer #3 · answered by goicuon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋