The great substrate debate!

[HowlinGaleDragon]

Substrate is always a big debate, whats safe, clean, easy to disefect. I want you to post what substrate you use and answer the following questions.

Type of substrate:
Why you like it:
How do you clean it:
Price:
Any Pros\cons:

Example

Tile
I like it because there is no risk of impaction, easy to clean.
I wipe it down whenever they poop with healthy habitat, bleach once a week.
$5 a 4 x 4 tank i get clearence tile at lowes
I dont like how hot a tile can get, and they get cold at night.

 

[Claudiusx]

Seems like a civil enough thread to me! :mrgreen:

Type of substrate: Tile
Why you like it: Easy to clean, cheap, most sanitary IMO, looks good
How do you clean it: With a steam cleaner
Price: Was about $12 for my first 40g, then i bought some more expensive tiles for $20 for my other 40g
Any Pros\cons: Pros: easy to clean, cheap, sanitary. Cons: heavy

-Brandon

 

[RedInkAus]

Type of substrate:
Half sand Half Tile

Why you like it:
It caters for their natural instinct and the convenience of time for me. I don't have the time to run a full sand enclosure due to number of reptiles kept.

How do you clean it:
Tiles are cleaned with F10 sand is spot cleaned when needed (though have not had to do that in years).
Sand gets replaced once a month...

Price:
$4 dollars for the tiles, $6 a month for the sand

Any Pros\cons:
None for what I need it for and my husbandry practices

 

[Halister]

@Red I do the exact same thing.