How old is your beardie? Sand isn't recommended for babies or juvies for the obvious impaction risks. If you have an adult beardie and it is your preference to keep it on sand, carefully washed play sand would be the best choice. I would urge your choice on tiles, though. Keeping beardies on sand is like keeping them in a litter box, and bacteria spreads quickly in those conditions. Also in the wild they rarely come into contact with sand, most of the terrain they encounter is clay and rocks like you said. I vote tiles :mrgreen: