[dinofred1]

what to put on the bottom,thats my green iggy viv,not my bottom

 

[basky]

it depends on whether you want a naturalistic set-up or an easy to clean one. if you want it easy to clean go for paper but if you want natural i'd say go for either top soil or eco earth.

 

[dinofred1]

i want what is best for the ig

 

[basky]

well personally i'd go for a natural look but iggies tend to eat all the plants so it can be awkward to keep looking nice. maybe an iggie owner can help ya out better :smile:

 

[Magpye]

Sand is a no-no for Igs for a start. They do lots of tongue flicking for chemical cues and risk ingesting substrate so anything loose needs serious consideration. Whenever I have had Igs in my care I have always used linoleum as a substrate simply because it's easy to clean and can't get ingested. Ig's being herbivores make a lot of mess when they defecate so any substrate with absorbent qualities is going to soak up urate and harbour bacteria.

 

[tombraider]

when we bought someones old iggy viv it had reptile carpet on the bottom which looks nice

 

[dinofred1]

is that the moss thing

 

[basky]

reptile carpet is basically like astro turf

 

[tombraider]

yes its like astro turf but not grassy, more of a thick mossy look. I think you can buy all different types though and some are more grassy than others

 

[martin day]

just dont use anything thats lose like wood chips or aspen as they like to eat substrate

 

[dinofred1]

cheers all