hey thanks for the comments, hes a great little guy..very chill, thanks for the tip, i havnt had any issues with the sand for the last year, i tried it off and on, i tried the green fake grass stuff and found that hard to keep clean with the poops and i also tired this fake lamanent material that seemed to soak everything up and didnt work out either, so far the sand seems to work the best, he seems to enjoy digging around in it and usualy lays around in the sand rather then his perchs...im not sure what else is easy to keep clean..any suggestions?!!