whats a good substance?

[rvcasa]

...my dragon likes to dig a little hole and sleep in it.

Then perhaps desert sand is best option for you?

That's why I got desert sand anyway.
My Woma loves to dig out burrows, sometimes just hides his head and leaves whole body out. Like a cartoon ostrich - hilarious!

A after a mild spray, the sand becames hard. Easy to clean, not messy (or all over the place) and perfect for digging/burrowing.

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[mareebapython]

Then perhaps desert sand is best option for you?

That's why I got desert sand anyway.
My Woma loves to dig out burrows, sometimes just hides his head and leaves whole body out. Like a cartoon ostrich - hilarious!

A after a mild spray, the sand becames hard. Easy to clean, not messy (or all over the place) and perfect for digging/burrowing.

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my water dragon is always in and out of the water so sand will be no good..

[rvcasa]

my water dragon is always in and out of the water so sand will be no good..

So is my Woma lately, (coming into shed) so what's the problem?
It dries out and falls off.
My Woma rubs it off when unwanted, just like in the wild!

Good luck.




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[dragonlover1]

It really depends on what reptile you have as to which substrate you use;I would think that if your snake (for instance) comes from a desert environment you could use sand,if it comes from a jungle you should use the appropriate substrate.
I have central beardies which I keep in a desert type environment with sand,blue tongue in a bush type environment with wood chips.I admit I don't know a lot about snakes but I doubt many come from sandy environments so I wouldn't keep them in sand unless it was their natural surroundings.It all depends on their original habitat.
Paper is a poor choice that should only be used as a temporary substrate for quarantine purposes.

[mareebapython]

thanks for all the comments everyone.. i have decided that im going to get eco-earth

[markannab]

I use fallen leaves from my garden - smaller varieties. I gather them up, bake them for five minutes to kill any bugs and it looks great.

[mareebapython]

I use fallen leaves from my garden - smaller varieties. I gather them up, bake them for five minutes to kill any bugs and it looks great.

im going to do that and see how it looks, sounds like a really good idea..

[euphorion]

newspaper or paper towel. if you have heaps of time on your hands for cleaning and sterilising every week then you can use fancy substrates. up to you. i use rice husks in with my dragons and that's it. paper for the snakes.

[csmlg]

We just have a full length of carpet in the bitten of our enclosures. It grate cause you just up it out and hose it clean and throw it over the fence to dry and put it back in. We have never had a problem. For our beardies we have sand and they love it. If that help at all

[rvcasa]

...I doubt many come from sandy environments...

I don't know all natives but from what I've read, I think 2/3 of Aussie natives live in semi arid desert. - That's dozens!
(Stimsons, Spotted, desert Carpet, Bredls, Blind Snake, Yellow-faced Whipsnake, Fierce Snake, King Brown, Western Brown, Ringed Brown, Myall Snake, Desert Death Adder, Woma, Black Head Python etc. etc. etc.)


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[SteveNT]

Astroturf for ease of swapping/ cleaning and aesthetics. The bhp loves tunneling under it and sets up a labyrinth of tunnels under it. Also have newspaper underneath for any spillage.

[JM1982]

I used critters before, nowadays I use red sand as my substrate of choice!

(depends wot you have)


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What species are you using it with? Im thinking of using it for a Bredli but still unsure...

[rvcasa]

...if you have heaps of time on your hands for cleaning and sterilising every week...

Sterilizing desert sand every week?
That sounds very exaggerated for a hardy desert snake/skink/gecko, no?

How do you think they survive in the wild?




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