exo-terra excavation clay?

[Serrameth]

is this stuff safe for my beardie? i got a bag of it and am not sure if i should put it in yet..she is about 16inch now..maybe 7mo? unsure on her age..

 

[Serrameth]

no one has any info on this? i dont really see any posts..maybe im blind could someone direct me if there are any other posts on this please..

 

[evetsyelspih]

I am interested as well, although my baby is only about 6" long at the moment, this stuff looks like they would love it. Digging around making tunnels, etc...has anybody used it for mature juveniles? It is what I would like to use for little YeYe when he/she gets older.

 

[h2simms]

Idk, but you would think that it packs together easy that I might impact a beardie very easily, but I may be wrong. I was going to use it in a lay box for my females, but it's not worth the risk.

 

[evetsyelspih]

What do you use? I am using reptile carpet for safety right now, but I like a more naturalistic look.

 

[h2simms]

I use shelf liner. By far easier than any other substrate out there.

 

[Okiemavis]

It's basically like clay, and it sets very hard. They can't really *tunnel* in it, you're actually meant to pre-mold the tunnels before you use it. It's soft enough that something like a uromastyx or a skink might very slowly carve out a cave, I don't really see a beardie with the attention span or work ethic to use it. Then again, I have a very lazy adult, so you might disagree. Very safe for beardies cuz there's nothing loose to eat by accident, but HARD to clean, cuz it'll absorb yuck and you can't scoop it out. Also, pretty expensive if you're looking to do a whole tank in it. In order to have good tunnels it would need to be quite deep, which means those bags don't go far. It's definitely cool stuff, but I was much more excited by the concept than the actual product.

I get what you're saying about digging though, my beardie dug himself a hole under a little rock ledge to sleep in the first night I got him. Now I keep him on tile (keeps the nails filed!) but he's got a sand box for digging, cuz I just couldn't take that joy away from him.