I know everyone has their own strong opinions about substrate. It comes down to what ever works well for you. With the exception of a few obvious bad choices. Some breeders use shelf liners. There is no chance of impaction with them, I have heard complaints that the stools are messier due to the fact that there is nothing to absorb the moisture, Some people use paper towls, I recomend this for babies only , adults will shred the paper with their toe nails, A lot of people use bran, also a good substrate. A lot of people doi not like it but I use washed sifted play sand. I have been using sand for over ten years now with not one case of impaction. And its easy to clean, you just need a fish net and you can scoop it daily. I know of a lot of breeders that use sand with absolutly no problems.

A couple substates to avoid

calci sand

crushed walnuts

wood shavings

bark substartes these tend to hold in the humidity to high


again this is just my opinion and everyone is welcome to their own

peace,
nathan
Uluru Dragons

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• I know..I know..1 substrate queston PLS! - mkco79, Sat Apr 1 23:35:03 2006
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