Shredded VS Shaved Aspen?

[ReptileLover567]

Is shredded or shaved aspen better? What's the difference, and which one should I use? I think the pet store close to me only sells this kind (hopefully there is a picture below. i'm not sure if i'm doing it right.) Does any one know if the Zoo med aspen snake bedding is shaved or shredded? Thanks!

[NorthEastBlue]

I hear shaved is better, eaiser for spot cleaning and better for the blueys , less likely to ingest it. And I believe that is the shredded stuff, they have that in the big box pet store near me as well.

Just what I've heard, i do not know from experience.

Jeremy

[Fatal_S]

Shredded looks like tiny slivers, shaved looks like square flakes. Slivers are pointy, and tend to get jammed into the crevaces of the skink (mouth, between scales, vent). I used shredded once, I really disliked it, so I stick with shaved. Don't use reptile-specific aspen, look in the small animal section. There should be big bags of aspen (avoid pine or unlabeled bags) for fairly cheap prices.

[ReptileLover567]

Shredded looks like tiny slivers, shaved looks like square flakes. Slivers are pointy, and tend to get jammed into the crevaces of the skink (mouth, between scales, vent). I used shredded once, I really disliked it, so I stick with shaved. Don't use reptile-specific aspen, look in the small animal section. There should be big bags of aspen (avoid pine or unlabeled bags) for fairly cheap prices.

Thank you so much! I would never have thought to look in the small animal section. I'll make sure to get the shaved aspen when I buy the substrate.

[ReptileLover567]

OK so they don't sell shaved aspen in the store closest to me ( as far as I know) but I looked it up, and there is a different pet store within a decent distance that sells shaved aspen. SUCCESS!

[sacs4010]

So the shaved aspen used for small critters is safe for a BTS?

[Akrix]

I use the critter aspen, you get a lot more for a fraction of the cost.

[jdheff1982]

Yeah, don't use that stuff you have posted a pic of. I used that for a corn snake and I couldn't feed it. The thawed mice would become aspen balls. Definitely use the larger shaved pieces.

[YouSureSkink]

Anyone have experience with the Kaytee Aspen Shavings? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002DK8Q6/ref ... B008OVTNU0

The reviews seem to point to bigger pieces and not as "soft" as the finer shavings.