Finding the right bedding for your pet snake, turtle or lizard can be tough. There are several products to pick from.
The ideal option for your cold-blooded friend depends on the species and sub-species. You want to match your habitat's bedding to the reptiles natural surroundings as closely as possible.
For example, snakes favor substrate made from sand, gravel and stone, wood shavings, and paper products.
Lizards like to sleep on sand and gravel.
Desert-dwellers, such as bearded dragons and skinks, like walnut wheels that are ground into a sand-like consistency.
Hermit crabs like a mix of sand, silt, and coconut fiber, a mix that mimics what they would find on a tropical beach. Most sand items have a probiotic added that helps to break down natural waste. They maintains your pet's environment clean and fresh-smelling. You can get sand items in a range of shades, including black, red and yellow, to add a little style to your environment.
If you have a pet turtle, you'll want to get a substrate which contains riverbed sand, to resemble the turtle's natural environment.
Some reptile owners choose to place a carpet liner in their pet's environment. This can be used with most reptiles and can be cut to fit your tank. A carpet liner offers a soft surface for your reptile's underbelly. You can add other bedding products, such as bark, wood shavings, or moss over the carpet. Pet carpets are very easy to install and also help in lowering reptile odors. They can be removed, rinsed to clean, and reinserted into your reptile's habitat.
At Pet's General Store, our knowledgeable staff will be happy to answer all of your questions, including what type of bedding is best for your reptile. We can also check to see if a particular item is in stock or special order a product for you. We invite you to visit our Lakewood, OH store soon.
