Since I have Hermy, I tried a lot of different substrate. Here are the result.
Aspen- Hermy will not walk on it. He hates aspen.
Bed a beast - Hermy eats it (really eats it).
Soil- Hermy eats it as if it was cactus pear.
Mix of soil and sand- Hermy eats it as if it was his last meal.
ceramic tile - Hermy loves it
Reptile carpet- he loves it
Now in his enclosure, it is half reptile carpet and half aspen. He never goes in the aspen. I talked about that with the vet and she told me to remove the aspen since Hermy did not like it and to put the reptile carpet everywhere. I do not want to do that! because Reptile carpet is not good for Hermy, I want him to dig in the substrate not just walk on it.
What is my other choice?? I really do not know what to do anymore. I know microclimate is very important, I want to respect it but Hermy wants to it everything (exept the aspen). He has already Kidneys problems, so I want him to live on a good substrate.
Aspen- Hermy will not walk on it. He hates aspen.
Bed a beast - Hermy eats it (really eats it).
Soil- Hermy eats it as if it was cactus pear.
Mix of soil and sand- Hermy eats it as if it was his last meal.
ceramic tile - Hermy loves it
Reptile carpet- he loves it
Now in his enclosure, it is half reptile carpet and half aspen. He never goes in the aspen. I talked about that with the vet and she told me to remove the aspen since Hermy did not like it and to put the reptile carpet everywhere. I do not want to do that! because Reptile carpet is not good for Hermy, I want him to dig in the substrate not just walk on it.
What is my other choice?? I really do not know what to do anymore. I know microclimate is very important, I want to respect it but Hermy wants to it everything (exept the aspen). He has already Kidneys problems, so I want him to live on a good substrate.