Getting the right bedding for your pet snake, turtle or lizard can be difficult. There are various products to choose from.
The ideal option for your cold-blooded buddy depends on the species and sub-species. You want to match your environment's bedding to the reptiles natural surroundings as closely as possible.
As an example, snakes like substrate made of 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 uniformity.
Hermit crabs like a mix of sand, silt, and coconut fiber, a combination that mimics what they would find on a tropical beach. Most sand products have a probiotic added that assists to break down natural waste. They maintains your pet's environment clean and fresh-smelling. You can get sand products in a range of tones, 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 that contains riverbed sand, to mimic the turtle's native environment.
Some reptile owners prefer to put 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 gives a soft surface for your reptile's underbelly. You can include other bedding products, such as bark, wood shavings, or moss over the carpet. Pet carpets are very easy to set up and also help in lowering reptile odors. They can be removed, rinsed to clean, and reinserted right into your reptile's environment.
At Premier Pet Supply, our experienced team 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 an item for you. We welcome you to visit our Canton, MI store soon.