is ground walnut shells good substrate for baby beardies?

[sk8erdie1997]

i wanna put walnut shells in their tanks but i dont know if it is good.

 

[XiDiS]

Its not recommended... it can cause impaction.

 

[sk8erdie1997]

OK thanks.

 

[sk8erdie1997]

What about sandy chips I heard about from lllreptiles

 

[Soulwind]

Don't use ANY loose substrate with little ones.

Beardies in general like to lick/taste everything around them,
and little ones can be downright obsessive over it.

Walnut shells, ground wood (like the aspen substrate we use for our snakes),
sand, etc all are potentially dangerous for ANY beardie and are
especially big no-no's for little ones.

Use slate tiles, repti-carpet, or non-adhesive shelf liner if you want
something other than paper towels or newspaper.

I like the slate tiles, they are rough enough to keep sharp beardie nails filed down
naturally and they are easy to clean when poo'd on.

 

[sk8erdie1997]

Where can I get slate tiles cheap.

 

[Soulwind]

Any home improvement store.

I got mine from Home Depot and spent about
$30 for 2 enclosures plus a couple of spare pieces.

 

[patrickmb21]

I would never recommend any loose substrate, it sounds silly because of where they are from but its best to be safe than sorry. i use slate substrate from lowes $8 for one enclosure

 

[sk8erdie1997]

OK thanks I'll try Lowes my mom works there so I'll get a discount.