Exo Terra Sand Mat

[Yuk]

Is anyone using the Exo Terra sand mat? If so, how do you like it? Is it easy to clean? Do you have any safety precautions you've noticed? How is it with a UTH?

I'm just curious about it

 

[Completeleopard]

Hello!

I haven't used the sand mat, however, have heard decent reviews about it. However, have heard its hard to clean and therefore can harbour bacteria.

 

[Yuk]

Thanks I had been wondering about how it should be cleaned. I wonder if steaming it might work... I don't use it or have any immediate plans to use it, but it does look like a cool product

 

[Conched]

Here is an older post that discussed the product you are referring too.

http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...eep-natural-look-exo-terra-sand-mat-here.html

 

[Yuk]

Thanks, I think I have seen that but stopped reading after the person who had it a week was talking about it, back when I wasn't that interested. Should have made it to the end when long term use was discussed.

Just a recap: the "rocks" can be loose and fall off, though you can rub them off (safety hazard if you dont rub the loose rocks off), hard to clean with traditional methods, although no one had mentioned steaming.

I don't think it would melt or anything if it was steamed. I would assume it would be like a plastic hide. I'd be interested to know if steaming would work for maintenance and not make additional rocks fall off or anything. Or produce fumes possibly.