Reptile carpet and scratching behaviour

[XxMissTiffanyannxX]

My 1 1/2 beardie Ra is quite fond of scratching the sides of the tank and even the bottom of the tank. I am currently using sand as my substrate (bad, i know. I'm planning on correcting the error) but if I use reptile carpet can his nails get stuck and can this do damage to his nails if he still continues to scratch everything?

 

[jharris08]

most likely when you change the substrate to carpet, he wont continue the scratching like he is in the sand...but even if he does scratch some it shouldnt be a problem on the carpet...i would def go ahead and get rid of the sand...its so dusty and is a risk to the dragons health also.

 

[XxMissTiffanyannxX]

The carpet is working wonders. He still scratches his hide every good once in awhile and still goes for the sides of the tank. I think the only downfall with reptile carpet is the poop stains that is left :|