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I have been using papertowels for about a year now and would like to start using something a bit more pleasing to the eye. I was just wondering if anyone has used aspen bedding before. I was thinking about giving it a try. What do you think?
Thanks,
Chris
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0.1 Red Eared Slider, 1.0 Common Snapper, 1.0 Bearded Dragon and a 55gal Native Fish Tank with a 6in LM Bass, 3 Crawdads and a Pleco.
I use to have a collection of Leopard Geckos that I bred, but have sold them.

If you want something pleasing to the eye, try sifted, washed play sand. Aspen bedding holds a lot of moisture which is not good for a beardie. And with moisture you get a lot of bacteria. But i have heard of people mixing play sand with aspen bedding and it creates a substrate that is more like what bearded dragons live on in the wild. But your beardie wouldnt know the difference. Of course with this mixture the majority of it would be sand and a small part aspen bedding

I use oats. If it's injested it won't hurt them because it's a vegatable grain product. The only thing you need to be careful of is when misting your dragon not to SOAK the oats or they will mold. I have a peice of shelf liner under his basking rocks so when I mist him it hits the little peice of liner instead of the oats.
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~Kayla
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0.1 Pictus Gecko *Raine*
1.0 Bearded Dragon *Little Buddy*
1.0 Boxer *Apollo*
1.2 Hollond Lop Bunnies *Panda, Oreo, Smokey*
2.0 Chinchillas *Snoop and Roo*

Will the oats expand in the stomach if the ingest it or do you know?

Nope. It's a vegatable grain product. It's completely safe for him. He likes to dig in it to. My vet suggested it to me.
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~Kayla
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0.1 Pictus Gecko *Raine*
1.0 Bearded Dragon *Little Buddy*
1.0 Boxer *Apollo*
1.2 Hollond Lop Bunnies *Panda, Oreo, Smokey*
2.0 Chinchillas *Snoop and Roo*

When you say oats... Do you mean like Quaker Oats?
Chris
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0.1 Red Eared Slider, 1.0 Common Snapper, 1.0 Bearded Dragon and a 55gal Native Fish Tank with a 6in LM Bass, 3 Crawdads and a Pleco.
I use to have a collection of Leopard Geckos that I bred, but have sold them.

Yup just plain oats. Quaker, No name.. just plain oats. Works wonders and it is EASY to clean!
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~Kayla
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0.1 Pictus Gecko *Raine*
1.0 Bearded Dragon *Little Buddy*
1.0 Boxer *Apollo*
1.2 Hollond Lop Bunnies *Panda, Oreo, Smokey*
2.0 Chinchillas *Snoop and Roo*

Alright, thanks. I will have to try it.
Chris
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0.1 Red Eared Slider, 1.0 Common Snapper, 1.0 Bearded Dragon and a 55gal Native Fish Tank with a 6in LM Bass, 3 Crawdads and a Pleco.
I use to have a collection of Leopard Geckos that I bred, but have sold them.