Substrate options?

[jwideman]

I'm using newspaper since it's easy to keep clean. What other options are there besides sand?

 

[anc90]

There is reptile carpet I use that,super easy to clean and I like the look of it.

There is also paper towels I know some members on here use that because its easy to clean,non-adhesive drawer liner is also super easy to clean and cheap to find.

 

[PastelBeardie]

After a while reptile carpet smells and if it smells, it's probably full of germs. Paper towel is a really popular choice, and it's what I've been using. When Baldric (the beardie) came, I decided to try non-adhesive shelf liner, and it's so much nicer looking and so easy to wipe clean that last night I went and bought enough to use it in the gecko cages, too. It's what I'd recommend. When you're in the store, take a good whiff of the roll first. Some types of shelf liner smell like plastic and your beardie probably won't like that, and others are fine.

 

[Drache613]

Moved by Moderator from General to Enclosures

 

[anc90]

After a while reptile carpet smells and if it smells, it's probably full of germs. Paper towel is a really popular choice, and it's what I've been using. When Baldric (the beardie) came, I decided to try non-adhesive shelf liner, and it's so much nicer looking and so easy to wipe clean that last night I went and bought enough to use it in the gecko cages, too. It's what I'd recommend. When you're in the store, take a good whiff of the roll first. Some types of shelf liner smell like plastic and your beardie probably won't like that, and others are fine.

I bought a a bigger sized carpet then I needed,and cut it to size,so I take mine our regularly to clean,and throw them away if they get nasty.

 

[jwideman]

Thanks for moving the thread, mods.
For those of you using newspaper or paper towel, do you lay it down thick, or just a single layer?

 

[LennyTheLizardKing]

Carpet/Mat cut to size. +1

 

[morphmom]

I made my own substrate! Flannel! It's warm, slip resistant, takes 100's of washes, is absorbent and comes in every color and pattern you can think of! I LOVE it!

 

[jwideman]

I made my own substrate! Flannel! It's warm, slip resistant, takes 100's of washes, is absorbent and comes in every color and pattern you can think of! I LOVE it!

Nice. Do you use one whole piece, or is it in sections?

 

[morphmom]

One peice doubled over but I guess you could do a half and half if you chose.

 

[morphmom]

Here, this will give you a better idea.

 

[jwideman]

Ah ha. That's fiendishly clever.

 

[morphmom]

Ah ha. That's fiendishly clever.

LOL! :lol: Well, thank you. I imagin you could use any material, (polar fleece doesn't even need to be stitched ) I just really like how tuff flannel is. Also, I really recommend puting paper towel under the food dish at meal time. One sheet is fine. Leafy greens just love to stick to fabric! :roll:

 

[jwideman]

Ah ha. That's fiendishly clever.

LOL! :lol: Well, thank you. I imagin you could use any material, (polar fleece doesn't even need to be stitched ) I just really like how tuff flannel is. Also, I really recommend puting paper towel under the food dish at meal time. One sheet is fine. Leafy greens just love to stick to fabric! :roll:

I'll be sticking with newspaper for various reasons, but thanks for sharing yours. Everyone seems to find something that works, and it seems to boil down to nearly anything but sand.
If I do switch to flannel, I'll try to remember about the paper towel.

 

[morphmom]

Newspaper's great. good luck to you.