Switching from tile

[CallDr]

Well....... all I know from working with the carpet is you have to clean it real well by hand washing and using my Iron trick to keep it from getting nappy and deforming ( shrinking too ). Every time you wash it..... it will loosen or have more exposed fibers.

The only solution is to "re - seal" those fibers by using an Iron and plain paper towels to "melt" them back down.

 

[bman123]

What brand of the carpet did you use? I'm thinking that they are all different since I have heard that the zilla brand is the best.

 

[Latlaw]

You don't have to hand-wash reptile carpet. Just toss in in the washer and hang dry. I did this for almost a year with 6 tanks. Use just a tad of detergent and rinse a couple of extra rinse cycles. I've never "ironed" reptile carpet--seems silly. One thing to help keep it clean longer is to place a paper towel down before you drop your crickets in and then remove it when they hop away. Also, make sure to place a folded paper towel in the poop spot.

I had to change out the reptile carpet once per week so you should have a extra one to switch out.

 

[bman123]

Thera no way I'm putting a crapped on Leo carpet in my washer lol. I bought the 30 gallon carpet which Is 5 inches longer then my tank. I cut the left over carpet in half. She uses the bathroom on the spare carpet I put in there.

I put the other piece of spare carpet under her hide with 2 wet crumbled up papertowels so it is a humid hide. I threw the deli cup humid hide I had in the trash, all it did was take up space..