Evergrowingfamily
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Hi,
I have a one year old who glass surfs and swipes her feet along the ceramic tile for at least a few hours a day. She's in a 18x18x36 and I will upgrade to a 2x2x4 eventually, but as for now I am trying to find ways to give her that ability to dig. Her enclosure looks beautiful that's for sure and its super easy to clean, I love that part. My concerns are the enrichment aspect and how she keeps glass surfing and digging, and her nails are almost non-existent stubs on her back legs. This is a very heated and polarized subject and I know that sand is a no-no. I have heard of others using eco-earth and repti-chips (not repti-bark). I also had a put a wet sand box in there for her to dig only and it just got tracked all over the tile. I have shredded fleece in her cave hide but she rarely uses it. She also either eats from a food dish or our hands, so she would not be hunting in the substrate. Any suggestions on a safer* loose substrate, as I know there are risks involved, but just trying to give her the best most enjoyable life...
I have a one year old who glass surfs and swipes her feet along the ceramic tile for at least a few hours a day. She's in a 18x18x36 and I will upgrade to a 2x2x4 eventually, but as for now I am trying to find ways to give her that ability to dig. Her enclosure looks beautiful that's for sure and its super easy to clean, I love that part. My concerns are the enrichment aspect and how she keeps glass surfing and digging, and her nails are almost non-existent stubs on her back legs. This is a very heated and polarized subject and I know that sand is a no-no. I have heard of others using eco-earth and repti-chips (not repti-bark). I also had a put a wet sand box in there for her to dig only and it just got tracked all over the tile. I have shredded fleece in her cave hide but she rarely uses it. She also either eats from a food dish or our hands, so she would not be hunting in the substrate. Any suggestions on a safer* loose substrate, as I know there are risks involved, but just trying to give her the best most enjoyable life...