Need advice plz

[Southmaunder]

Hi all just got in to having a bearded dragon. Iv got call calsy sand in the vivarium but my mate is saying put like a ceramic tile down the basking end is this true . Many thanks lee .

 

[DaisyDragon123]

Take out all sand. These packaged "sand" products cause more trouble than they are worth: impaction, harder to keep cage properly cleaned, stain the dragon. Use non-adhesive shelf liner, newspaper, paper towels, or tiles instread. Some people use reptile carpet but they can easily snag a toenail on the carpet.

 

[Southmaunder]

Take out all sand. These packaged "sand" products cause more trouble than they are worth: impaction, harder to keep cage properly cleaned, stain the dragon. Use non-adhesive shelf liner, newspaper, paper towels, or tiles instread. Some people use reptile carpet but they can easily snag a toenail on the carpet.

OK cool thanks . What about bark

 

[DaisyDragon123]

Any loose substance, such as bark, can pose a risk of impaction so I wouldn't risk it.

If you are wanting decorating ideas, petstores sell river type rocks that are too big for ingestion that make an attractive addition. Add a nice wood climbing branch, some earthy looking tiles, a Timothy hay tunnel (used for guinea pigs) or other type hide, some carefully placed river rocks and you will have a interesting display.

 

[Southmaunder]

Any loose substance, such as bark, can pose a risk of impaction so I wouldn't risk it.

If you are wanting decorating ideas, petstores sell river type rocks that are too big for ingestion that make an attractive addition. Add a nice wood climbing branch, some earthy looking tiles, a Timothy hay tunnel (used for guinea pigs) or other type hide, some carefully placed river rocks and you will have a interesting display.

OK cool I think I'll go with a bit of vinyl as easy to clean . Many thanks

 

[Drache613]

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