Hello,
When I first got my Russian Franklin I got the reptisand because it made sense to me at the time and I hadn't read about all the inpactions and problems it could cause, so soon after that I bought reptibark and have been using it since. My only problem is the bugs that show up and how much of a mess he can make easily rearranging things in the mulch.
Outside he goes in our old sandbox which has grown plants and I dug out a corner and put in mulch. But he seems to enjoy the sand so much more, and I know I've read about play sand and topsoil mix as a good substrate. So that's what I want to do next, but I noticed when I got play sand for my fish tank as suggested by a member here, that I got a white one that was 'desert blend' because I liked the color for the fish. I noticed when I added the extras of the bag to the corner of Frank's outside enclosure, that the grains in this play sand are much bigger. So when I do the play sand soil mix for inside, which is safer for my little man, the finer grained that's almost soft to the touch or the larger grain that's more coarse? I understand impaction some but not really what about sand makes that happen, so I feel like it is the softer sand that's safer since that's already what I had my mind on.
Sand+soil=way cheaper than the reptibark too!
Thanks guys <3
When I first got my Russian Franklin I got the reptisand because it made sense to me at the time and I hadn't read about all the inpactions and problems it could cause, so soon after that I bought reptibark and have been using it since. My only problem is the bugs that show up and how much of a mess he can make easily rearranging things in the mulch.
Outside he goes in our old sandbox which has grown plants and I dug out a corner and put in mulch. But he seems to enjoy the sand so much more, and I know I've read about play sand and topsoil mix as a good substrate. So that's what I want to do next, but I noticed when I got play sand for my fish tank as suggested by a member here, that I got a white one that was 'desert blend' because I liked the color for the fish. I noticed when I added the extras of the bag to the corner of Frank's outside enclosure, that the grains in this play sand are much bigger. So when I do the play sand soil mix for inside, which is safer for my little man, the finer grained that's almost soft to the touch or the larger grain that's more coarse? I understand impaction some but not really what about sand makes that happen, so I feel like it is the softer sand that's safer since that's already what I had my mind on.
Sand+soil=way cheaper than the reptibark too!
Thanks guys <3