Substrates???

[darren.j.b]

what substrate do you use please leave a reason.

[repoman]

its abit hard to say because each type of rep has different requirements,

for the yemen chameleon i use coco bark.(seems to do the job well and looks ok)

for the water dragons i just have self adhesive floor tiles in there as they are still young,dunno what i am gonna use yet when they are bigger.(the tiles do the job well but dont look very good)

i realy want and will get some collard lizards which will be on kitchen roll until older then i would use playsand(when i get some collards lol).(again this will look crap till sand is used but you gotta think of there health first)

[mistyrose]

we use different types to be honest as repoman said different reptiles have different needs so for the water dragons we use orchid bark the collareds we use playsand they did however use to be on bark chippings and for the Rankins we use playsand

[repoman]

Originally Posted by mistyrose

for the water dragons we use orchid bark

seen alot of people say they use orchid bark for the water dragons and i think thats what i will use eventualy

[samroyal2]

i use different substrates
play sand collared lizard
newspaper for the geckos

[TheHanMan]

Just switched to bark chippings this weekend for frilled dragon.

Had been using desert sand successfully (and it looked great) but got fed up of cleaning the viv twice a day.

Bark chippings still look good but less messy.

[darren.j.b]

what does averyone feel about calci sand

[Kellybee]

I wouldnt use it personally, I think if you are a specialist with appropriate experience, go for it, if you are an amateur, play it safe until you are experienced enough to know your husbandry is as good as can be.

As Belial or someone said a few days ago, Calci-sand is fine in the right hands, but bad husbandry or inexperience is likely the primary cause for the calci-sand myth. IF the animal's needs are satisfied the calci-sand wouldnt be so much of an issue

[BADGERS MUM]

Originally Posted by gan1

I wouldnt use it personally, I think if you are a specialist with appropriate experience, go for it, if you are an amateur, play it safe until you are experienced enough to know your husbandry is as good as can be.

As Belial or someone said a few days ago, Calci-sand is fine in the right hands, but bad husbandry or inexperience is likely the primary cause for the calci-sand myth. IF the animal's needs are satisfied the calci-sand wouldnt be so much of an issue

exactly! i changed my leo from vita sand to lino,i dont have as yet the experience to know im doing everything correctly,i have basic knowledge and im learning more all the time,its also a confidence thing,long standing rep keepers know exactly what they are doing and have done it successfully for years,im newish so altho i like the look of sand im using lino for now im a complete worrier too,so peace of mind

[emski]

i use rainforest substrate for my chameleons, its basically bark chippings.
and i use kitchen towel for all of my leos and my baby beardie.

The rainforest substrate looks really good in with the chams and i have had no problems with it, and the reason i use paper towel with my leos and baby beardie is because of how young they are.