Get Reptile Subsrate and Bedding for Reptiles in Carbondale

Finding the right bedding for your pet snake, turtle or lizard can be challenging. There are various items to choose from. 

The ideal choice for your cold-blooded friend depends on the species and sub-species. You want to match your environment's bedding to the reptiles natural surroundings as closely as possible. 

For instance, snakes favor substrate made from 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 mix that imitates what they would find on a tropical coastline. Most sand items have a probiotic included that helps to break down natural waste. They maintains your pet's environment clean and fresh-smelling. You can get sand products in a variety of colors, 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 which contains riverbed sand, to imitate 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 add other bedding products, such as bark, wood shavings, or moss over the carpet. Pet carpets are very easy to set up and also assist in reducing reptile smells. They can be removed, rinsed to clean, and reinserted into your reptile's environment.

At RJ Paddywacks Pet Outfitter, our educated staff 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 invite you to visit our Carbondale, CO store soon.