Quick tile question

[casper31]

I read on a previous post to put paper towel as substrate for babies so they don't slide while they learn to hunt. Lil' Miss is about 5 months old & is pretty good on the hunt now. Can I change her over to tile or should I wait a bit longer?

Thanks!

 

[Claudiusx]

You can change her to tile if you want. You could have as a baby too.
I've never heard of not giving babies tile because they will slide around on it as they hunt.

As long as your not using a super smooth tile your fine.

-Brandon

 

[Esther19]

You should be good to go on the tile now. Just make sure to get something with a little texture.

 

[bunnyrut]

i went to home depot and felt up all the tiles until i found one that was closer to slate.

 

[diamc]

Moved here from General Discussion forum.

 

[casper31]

So being a dragon mama has brought me to feelin' up tile at the hardware store...lol. That is awesome!
Ok. I'll go look at what's available tomorrow. The pet store and Lowe's are side by side. And if I remember correctly sealant has to be water-based? I'm not really good at the whole house project stuff.

Thanks again for all the help guys! It is much appreciated.

 

[Claudiusx]

Wait what do you need the sealant for?

Are you planning on grouting the tiles into the tank?

-Brandon

 

[casper31]

Well, I actually would rather not. But I wasn't sure if I had to worry about water in the cracks during the week if I gave them a quick wipe down or spot cleaned before the weekly cleaning. Like I said...not really industrious that way. I wasn't really sure.

 

[Claudiusx]

Hi there,

Oh no you don't have to grout your tiles in.

I prefer them not grouted, that way if one tile gets poo'd on, I can easily take the tile out and sanitize it and place it back in.

-Brandon

 

[casper31]

Perfect. Thank you, Brandon!

 

[casper31]

I bought my tiles today and will be putting them in her home tomorrow after work. I'm so excited! I hope Lil' Miss likes it! I'll post some pics tomorrow of the new digs.

Thanks again!!

 

[casper31]

So the home remodel is done.

I love it....

Lil' Miss...not so much. lol...this is right after I put her in. I kept her up a bit late, she had a home remodel, and a bath. I made her quite mad this evening

 

[Esther19]

It looks great! Nice work.

 

[ChrisMiller]

Planning on using tile in my new enclosure too. Not sure i would leave it un-grouted though. The whole reason for me doing it is to have less cleanup, not more. So I plan on at least caulking in between my tiles.

 

[casper31]

Well, I thought about that as well. I decided I rather be able to pull them out. Grout and sealants get nasty over time, too. I just would rather wipe everything down as needed and then pull out all the tiles every couple weeks and sanitize all of it. If it gets nastier than I think, maybe I'll change my mind. But between fish tanks and litter boxes I figure what the heck. So far Lil' Miss has been the easiest to clean up after by far. The only thing that kinda sicks me out is the phoenix worms...lol