Can dirt be used as a substrate for alligator lizards if it it bought in a bag and not right from outside???
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Dirt substrate
Axel_my_baby
Nov 10, 2007 12:32 PM
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aliceinwl
Nov 22, 2007 06:47 AM
You could probably use something like top soil. You would want to make sure it doesn't have any compost / manure or fertilizer additives or perlite (I've had problems with mine ingesting this from potted plants).
I like repti-bark and similar orchid bark type substrates. The chunks of wood are too large to be easily swallowed, it's durable and easy to spot clean. It also holds some humidity. I don't have the sheddding problems using it with my babies that I did with paper towels either.
-Alice
