Getting the right bedding for your pet snake, turtle or lizard can be challenging. There are various items to select from.
The right option for your cold-blooded friend depends on the species and sub-species. You want to match your environment's bedding to the reptiles native environment as closely as possible.
As an example, snakes prefer substrate made from sand, gravel and stone, wood shavings, and paper products.
Lizards prefer 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 imitates what they would find on a tropical beach. Most sand products 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 variety of tones, including black, red and yellow, to add a little style to your habitat.
If you have a pet turtle, you'll want to get a substrate that contains riverbed sand, to mimic the turtle's natural surroundings.
Some reptile owners choose to place a carpet liner in their pet's habitat. 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 items, such as bark, wood shavings, or moss over the carpet. Pet carpets are easy to set up and also help in minimizing reptile smells. They can be removed, rinsed to clean, and reinserted right into your reptile's habitat.
At Adventure Pets, our knowledgeable team will be happy to answer each of your questions, including what type of bedding is best for your reptile. We can also check to see if a certain product is in stock or special order an item for you. We welcome you to visit our Mandeville, LA store soon.