Reptile carpet reptile carpet is perhaps the easiest substrate.
Can you use reptile carpet for leopard gecko.
If you take a hot iron and give your reptile carpet a quick one over it can help eliminate the fiber curls and reduce the risk of your gecko s toes getting caught up.
They are also cheap as well.
There are so many different varieties available on the market.
Don t use anything loose ever for a smaller leopard gecko.
Go with the calcium sand that.
Choosing the wrong kind however can directly affect the health of your reptile.
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Leopard gecko substrate option 3.
To get loose bagged substrate like this 10 quart fluker s loose coconut bedding for reptiles.
If you ever use sand be careful of impaction.
Beginner leopard gecko owners will often scour the net for answers on choosing a substrate.
But all of these conveniences come at a cost.
Its safe and simple to use but many have found that it really holds smells and begins to stink after a short time.
Yes you can use the carpet.
The types of bedding you should not use for a leopard gecko first up in our list of substrates to avoid using in a leopard gecko s terrarium is sand.
To learn more about which substrates to use and which to avoid.
They are easy to use and easy to clean.
You will usually have two choices.
Reptile carpet reptile carpets are more popularly used for flooring leopard gecko terrariums.
Spot clean daily remove fecal matter wash according to directions on package approx.
Lots of people have used reptile carpet with leos.
If you re still opting for coconut coir make sure that you get a brand that is made out of organically grown coconut and ideally intended for use in reptile and amphibian tanks.
It s a lot healthier for the gecko then calcium sand and its a lot easier to clean it up and it doesn t smell bad at all.
I prefer reptile carpet but newspaper is also a good choice.
You can use sand sifted and washed play sand none of that calcium sand stuff but only for adults.
This means that it is soft enough not to scrape.
The best substrate for leopard geckos is either reptile carpet excavator clay or coconut husks.
Interestingly this reptile s native habitat doesn t have a lot of sand.