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What do you guys used for substrate?

gsir8 Jul 05, 2004 06:53 PM

I am using paper towels in my bearded dragons cage now, but I would like to put sand in. I would like to know what kind of sand is good for bearded dragons.
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My Pets:
1.0 Golden Retriever
1.0 Blizzard Lizzard
0.0.1 Bearded Dragon

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beardiedragon Jul 06, 2004 10:09 AM

The list of what people use is quite long. When they are under 8-10” I recommend, non adhesive shelf liner as it is easy to clean. Any particulate substrate like wood, sand… can be ingested and fatal for small Beardies. As they get older I put them on washed play sand available in most hardware stores. You must clean it daily so it doesn't smell. I use the play sand because I think my Beardies love digging. This is why it is messy. Some people use shelf liner and then have a sandbox as well. There are people keeping Beardies on other substrates successfully, but I do not recommend anything other than these 2 choices.

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