TakoNigiri
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I was finally able to convince my parents to let me get a beardie! I have a local pet store that sells various kinds of great substrate for cheap. I have lots of wood, bowls and hides at the ready to set up my enclosure, but I don't know what substrate I'd need to use. I know sand of any kind is garbage, but I've heard excavator clay is great for enrichment and great to create hills and tunnels with, but I'm afraid it will cause impaction (and between walnut shells, carpet, fake grass and ecoearth, it's the one substrate the store doesn't carry.) I have a spare bag of ecoearth in my room, I've heard that's good for bioactive since it's way softer and more passable than sand, walnut shells or even clay and it is good for digging (I have some in my compost bin and the worms seem to like it), though I used it for my tortoise for a long time and it's so dusty. It did work quite well though, he never had impaction or any kind of irritation in his eyes.
Also, are earthworms good for bioactive? I have a lot of worms in my compost bin I could put in, and I could put some isopods or springtails in as well. Is that a good decomposer team?
If bioactive is not optimal, they also sell a smooth reptile carpet that does not absorb moisture and is apparently easy to clean. Tile is kinda ugly, I hate cutting it and I don't extra money for tile, but I've heard linoleum liners are good too. Maybe if I can't go full bioactive, I'll have a small area with a sandbox, except instead of sand it's ecoearth or clay or something. Thanks in advance for the advice.
Also, are earthworms good for bioactive? I have a lot of worms in my compost bin I could put in, and I could put some isopods or springtails in as well. Is that a good decomposer team?
If bioactive is not optimal, they also sell a smooth reptile carpet that does not absorb moisture and is apparently easy to clean. Tile is kinda ugly, I hate cutting it and I don't extra money for tile, but I've heard linoleum liners are good too. Maybe if I can't go full bioactive, I'll have a small area with a sandbox, except instead of sand it's ecoearth or clay or something. Thanks in advance for the advice.