hughmungus
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Hello, first post on this board! My name's Drew, and I am redoing my setup for my 10-year old pair of leopard geckos (retired breeders, sort of). They are currently in an old Exo-Terra style cage from Petco (got it for $20 because the top was broken) that they have been in for the past four years. Long story short, I threw them into here after I moved 300 miles away because it was cheap, and I figured it would last until I could set up a new tank for them. Well, I'm finally getting around to setting up a new tank for them 
Their new tank is a 20 long, I have this sitting in the garage. I would like to more away from the heating lamp that they are kept on now, I'd like to use an under tank heater if possible to maintain temperatures. This needs to be taken into account when choosing a substrate, obviously.
I will have another thread up on this forum about my setup, but here I will just ask about substrate.
I am looking for something natural, obviously. This is sort of their "Retirement home" - they are 7-3/4" and 9" by the way. I was thinking about Excavator Clay - however it appears that if it gets wet, it sticks to things. If this is the case, I can't use excavator clay because my female likes to soak herself, so I will be custom-building them a large, shallow "watering hole". I would really like to use this or something similar, because I would like there to be a background in here that they can climb as well.
Obviously a thick layer of loose sand is a bad idea, and I think that bioactive substrate isn't the right fit for me. Basically what I am wanting is something that I can custom-shape, that won't get everywhere if it gets wet, and that isn't loose in any way, shape, or form.
Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Thanks!
Their new tank is a 20 long, I have this sitting in the garage. I would like to more away from the heating lamp that they are kept on now, I'd like to use an under tank heater if possible to maintain temperatures. This needs to be taken into account when choosing a substrate, obviously.
I will have another thread up on this forum about my setup, but here I will just ask about substrate.
I am looking for something natural, obviously. This is sort of their "Retirement home" - they are 7-3/4" and 9" by the way. I was thinking about Excavator Clay - however it appears that if it gets wet, it sticks to things. If this is the case, I can't use excavator clay because my female likes to soak herself, so I will be custom-building them a large, shallow "watering hole". I would really like to use this or something similar, because I would like there to be a background in here that they can climb as well.
Obviously a thick layer of loose sand is a bad idea, and I think that bioactive substrate isn't the right fit for me. Basically what I am wanting is something that I can custom-shape, that won't get everywhere if it gets wet, and that isn't loose in any way, shape, or form.
Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Thanks!
