well im finally done with sand. my alergies are killing me from it and we all have been told its not good for dragons anyways. personally my dragons never had any problem with it but we have heard the stories from others. so with an idea i got from someone else on these forums, carlos n paco, i have now lined my cages with ceramic tile. they are easy to clean, look great, and even double at the heat rocks under a heat lamp. it does require more cleaning of the cage, have to clean the poop up asap but you should be doing that anyways no matter what substrate you use. with sand some people tend not to clean the poop out as often. anyways, i bought the cheapest tile at home depot,about 9 bucks a box of 11 tiles 12"x12" and had them cut to size. a 40 gallon breeder tank uses 3 12x12 and 3 - 5 1/2 x 5 1/5 inch peices. same for a 30 breeder as well. home depot will also cut it for you at no charge. no more sand, newspaper, paper towels, or green carpets for me.

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