Getting the best bedding for your pet snake, turtle or lizard can be difficult. There are many different products to pick from.
The right choice for your cold-blooded companion 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 like substrate made of sand, gravel and stone, wood shavings, and paper products.
Lizards choose 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 combination of sand, silt, and coconut fiber, a mix that mimics what they would find on a tropical beach. Most sand products have a probiotic added that assists to break down organic 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 resemble the turtle's natural environment.
Some reptile owners prefer to put 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 provides a soft surface for your reptile's underbelly. You can include other bedding items, such as bark, wood shavings, or moss over the carpet. Pet carpets are easy to install and also help in decreasing reptile smells. They can be removed, washed to clean, and reinserted into your reptile's environment.
At Premier Pet Supply, our well-informed staff will be happy to answer all of your questions, including what type of bedding is best for your pet. 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 Milford, MI store soon.