An idea...

I think we have all seen some of the very cool natural terrariums that some have build on this site...a foam substrate coated with a mortar mix, then painted (or tinted) to match some nice desert background.

I know it is a lot of work, but I was thinking about a cage in which the bottom and sides were a mortar mix design with one section of the bottom holding some real sand...in the bottom of this sand reservoir would be a plug. This area could be covered with a flat rock or used as a nesting site. When cleaning, simply pull the plug and drain the sand. The rest of the tank could be hosed out and allowed to drain from this same lowest point in the tank. Just an idea to give the lizards a small area of real sand, while keeping it somewhat natural.

This of course is no substitute for keeping many tanks as the work involved in construction is no simple task. Just an idea I wanted to pass along.

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