substrate question

[christina]

I am new, and some people are so against sand others say okay. I have ceramic tiles with sand in between. Is this okay? Is play sand better than reptile sand

 

[PHXSPAZZ]

If you want to keep it simple, we use ALFALFA pelets from the feed store.
It makes clean up e-z and simple, and alfalfa is a staple.
They also like to dig in it, we keep about 3 inches in the bottum of their vivs.
But the best thing is it's cheap, we pay $15.00 for a 50 lb bag and it last about 3 months.
But our vivs are 24x24x48 inches, one bag per viv.

Doug, Rose, Spazz & Lucky

 

[Jess]

I'd stick with just the tile, I'm not a fan of sand. Every if your beardie isn't eating it, he can still breathe in the the dust or get it in his eyes.

I have alfalfa pellets in Dudley's digging box, and he loves it. :wink: They are MUCH safer than sand. But personally I wouldn't use it as a main substrate, because it can get moldy easily if your beardie poops in it.

 

[darren0311]

and is fine in my opinion, we use it at the Zoo, never had any issues with it.