i need everyones help!!!

[belfast_tom]

hey im putting together a substrate sheet, basically what i wanna do it recomend the right substrate for right reptile

e.g. beardies - vinal or carpet tiles - easy cleaned and avoids impaction
royals - brown bark - holds more moisture


etc etc etc


can you all tell me what your reps are kept on and reasons why please.

i need this asap

thanks

[Rogue]

Gecko - Kitchen towel. Super easy to clean and cheap!

Water Dragon and Beardie - Reptile carpet - easy to clean, washable, cheap as you dont have to keep re-buying it.

The snakes on aspen, but soon changing that to kitchen towel to save costs

[sami]

to make it easy..

Newspaper - the best for everything except species with higher humidity requirements, and even then it can do the trick.



Seriously though, it's all basically personal preference. there is no right or wrong answer really.

Mason

[belfast_tom]

thanks ppl, though what would benefit the animal and also make it more natural

[matty]

crested gecko - orchid bark, holds humidity well, looks pretty cool

leopard gecko - kitchen roll, to avoid impaction, easy to clean

snakes in tubs - newspaper, practical & easy to clean, can feed in the tub without having to worry about the substrate

snakes in faunariums - kitchen roll, newspaper just looks a bit stupid in these cos it won't stay folded over same reasons as above

bosc monitor - on playsand atm, but will be having a bigger viv built soon [xmas holidays] so will be changing to a soil & playsand mixture..with dead leaves too mainly because this is my "special" lizard as I'll only be able to have one of them so would like it to look good, looks natural, bosc can burrow if he wants, can hide under the leaves..

hope that helps

[herp boy]

crested gecko - orchid bark can also use coconut fibre, holds humidity well, looks pretty cool

leopard gecko - kitchen roll (or newspaper it's cheaper than kitchen roll) to avoid impaction, easy to clean

[matty]

Originally Posted by herp boy

crested gecko - orchid bark can also use coconut fibre, holds humidity well, looks pretty cool

leopard gecko - kitchen roll (or newspaper it's cheaper than kitchen roll) to avoid impaction, easy to clean

Good points, just shows that there isn't really a right & wrong substrate for each species, different ones work well for different people

[belfast_tom]

bump - anyone else, i need as much info as possible

[belfast_tom]

come peeps any more

[AshMashMash]

I would say (although, of course, this is personal preference):

Corns: Aspen, to dig in, they dont need moisture
BRB: bark chip, holds moisture well, looks good.