red tail boa substrate?

[Reynard]

Hi.

I currently have 4 red tail boas in my collection, so my collection is quite small. I am currently using newspaper as a substrate but it does not look attractive whatsoever.

I have purchased some of that fake grass that I have cut into the sizes of the 4 cages. I have soaked it in soap water for a weekend and then washed the soap off properly. Then I still smelled weird, like a rubbery smell.

So could I use the fake grass? I am soaking it again now. Or is there another substrate I could use?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Thanx.

[bitis keeper]

Bark chips! it looks good,easy to clean and its cheap.

[rakanakbar]

I like aspen, it looks good and is easy to clean, just throw out the dirty part and fill in the spot with some more aspen and your set.

[Bushviper]

Rather avoid bark chips. Aspen is a decent substrate. Corrugated cardboard which you get in rolls is also a good substrate.