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View Poll Results: what substrate do you use in your rack system?
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reptibark
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cypress mulch
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paper towel
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newspaper
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aspen
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carefresh
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coco fibre
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Re: Substrate in a rack system
yep I get all the leftover sunday papers for 10 cents each at walmart on monday.
When you've got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001? ~ Mark Cuban "for the discerning collector"
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Re: Substrate in a rack system
 Originally Posted by bigballs
can the ink from printed newspaper harm the animal in anyway??
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i'm guessing no then?
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Re: Substrate in a rack system
Aspen: Less cleaning and keeps the smell down.
Balls
1.1 Albino (High Contrast from Paradox)
0.1 Albino
1.0 Spider
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Burms
1.1 Het Carmel Albino
1.1 Granite Het Albino
0.1 Albino Granite
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Re: Substrate in a rack system
paper = more cleaning and no smell 
cleaning is a good thing.
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Re: Substrate in a rack system
Originally Posted by bigballs
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i'm guessing no then?
The ink is vegetable based...totally harmless.
Unprinted rocks my world.
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Re: Substrate in a rack system
I like to use newspaper...and endless supply for free......cleans up in a jiffy too!
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Re: Substrate in a rack system
Originally Posted by elevatethis
The ink is vegetable based...
yummy!
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Re: Substrate in a rack system
Ive heard the newspaper has small amounts of antibacterial properties to it, Ill be using it when my rack comes in, In show tanks I use aspen for looks. Where can I get unprinted newspaper?
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Re: Substrate in a rack system
Originally Posted by Subzero
Ive heard the newspaper has small amounts of antibacterial properties to it
Not so ... and even if it did, it would not benefit a snake living on it in any way at all.
Hope this helps.
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Re: Substrate in a rack system
Originally Posted by Subzero
Ive heard the newspaper has small amounts of antibacterial properties to it
Antibacterial paper is only used for Hospital medical records and pharmacy envelopes, etc.... Not newsprint
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