Hi everyone
I am really worried about my little boy. His substrate is aspen (the same shredded type aspen used in the burmese python's viv). Yesterday when he came out for his cuddle time, I noticed a small piece of aspen sticking out of his little willie. I panicked but gently pulled it out. Tonight when he came out for cuddle time, there was more aspen sticking out of his little winkie and again I have pulled it out gently. I am worried sick as I have been reading that this can cause urine infections and all sorts of problems. All over the net, it says you can use aspen shavings as substrate. I am now wondering if aspen shavings are different to the burm's aspen i.e., does aspen shavings look sortof like what is left after you have plained some wood? Is the burm's aspen I use for my little boy shredded and is different?
I don't want to use fleece liners as he loves to burrow and dig his way under the substrate.
Sorry for rambling but I am really worried and don't know what to do.
I am really worried about my little boy. His substrate is aspen (the same shredded type aspen used in the burmese python's viv). Yesterday when he came out for his cuddle time, I noticed a small piece of aspen sticking out of his little willie. I panicked but gently pulled it out. Tonight when he came out for cuddle time, there was more aspen sticking out of his little winkie and again I have pulled it out gently. I am worried sick as I have been reading that this can cause urine infections and all sorts of problems. All over the net, it says you can use aspen shavings as substrate. I am now wondering if aspen shavings are different to the burm's aspen i.e., does aspen shavings look sortof like what is left after you have plained some wood? Is the burm's aspen I use for my little boy shredded and is different?
I don't want to use fleece liners as he loves to burrow and dig his way under the substrate.
Sorry for rambling but I am really worried and don't know what to do.