bearded dragon

[P. Novak]

substrate for bearded dragons...can i use Astroturf as the substrate for mine? is it safe? will it cause ne problems? thank you

 

[Stylopidae]

This should be in the not so spineless wonders portion of the forum

I would personally use sand for a beardie, but I don't see any forseeable problems with astroturf as long as you keep it clean.

I'd still use sand, though

 

[P. Novak]

i know i just made one there i realized it should be there haha...oops but ya why sand and how big does your lizard have to be.. to be put in sand?

 

[dragontears]

IMO sand is hard to keep clean and can cause impaction with smaller dragons (and larger ones too if it eats a lot of it). I like Duck brand non stick shelf liner that you can buy at Wally World for about $4. You can pick the whole thing up in one go and rinse it off and resuse it. You can get nearly any color you want.

To answer your question: Astro turf would work though if you happen to have it and don't want to go buy something else.

 

[TheNothing]

we use alfalfa pellets
aka
plain ol' rabbit food

 

[P. Novak]

what exactly is the duck brand non stick shelf liter and does it work well? and about the rabbit pellets? wouldnt he try to eat it?

 

[psionix]

i wouldn't use astroturf, it's too rough on their underbelly.

 

[TheNothing]

on occation, they do grab a pellet along with a cricket, and loud crunching ensues. They're compressed alfalfa, so do no harm..