What to use for flooring?

[essenm25]

I am getting a new viv setup and I want to use something other than paper towel but I feel like tile would be to hard for them to walk on. What is the best flooring option?

 

[Grogshla]

marine carpet or reptile carpet?
tile is actually very good as it absorbs the heat better and is very easy to clean.

 

[essenm25]

I know sand is bad but I have seen some pictures where they have a sand area seperated from where they eat and what not, is that okay? What kind of sand would you use?

 

[Grogshla]

i would use red desert sand or washed play sand. Make sure you press it down and compact it so that it is less likely to cause impaction

 

[volvotech]

Too hard to walk on? No.

I have large pieces of driftwood in my cages, which are quite solid. The slate tile in my cages is no harder on the dragons than driftwood, glass, or basking rocks.

 

[Grogshla]

The dragons are fine with this compacted sand just press it down a bit with your hand.

 

[Jess]

If you are worried about the hardness of it, you can give your beardie a little piece of fleece to snuggle on if he wants too. I have a little fleece "bed" for Dudley, but 90% of the time he would rather be on the ground, drift wood, rocks, ect. Remember that tile holds heat really well, so they enjoy laying on the warm-ness of it.