What substrate you use?

[Crewdog00]

Is slate better than ceramic tile?

 

[GodzillaGecko]

wow thats pretty nice actually. But reading through the forums I can see why you'd use tile and why others would use slate. Slat just has a more natural look to it besides being good with heat. I'm new to the leo world. Most of my experience has been with forest dwelling reps then desert. But maybe the slat does a better job with the heat but the tile is definitely easier to clean. But I never see a post of mixing the two.

Has anyone mixed the two? And how does that work out? Thats what I want to know.

 

[Crewdog00]

I have a piece of slate from my shower and was gonna use it. I don't care if it's a different color but I do t know for sure if slate is writer with heat than ceramic.

Thanks for the nice words. Let me know of u know for sure that slate works better with UTH. The slate tile I save seems thicker than the ceramic tile so I only assumed it would take more heat to penetrate.

 

[T2theG]

I would say slate tile for sure. it is easy to spot clean and evenly distributes heat. :main_thumbsup:

 

[Crewdog00]

I'm gonna try slate tonight I will keep you all posted.

 

[Crewdog00]

Slate is working so much better than ceramic tile. I feel it takes more heat on UTH to surface but on the surface it's distributing evenly.

 

[GodzillaGecko]

Ah good to know. SLATE FOR THE WIN!

 

[lonestar]

I'm using tissue paper with under tank heater.. Seems to be ok.. But I'm not sure.. Still new on this...

 

[Cesar_Da_KIng]

I'm using tissue paper with under tank heater.. Seems to be ok.. But I'm not sure.. Still new on this...

??? tissue paper as in cleanx tissues? that sounds anooying. i would just switch to paper towels theyre much better.

 

[WilliamTheLeopardGecko]

My gecko is young so I have this felt thing that I think is Repti Carpet.

 

[lisa127]

I use a combination of slate tile and paper towels.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

I use a rocky soil mixed with a little sand and Eco Earth in her humid hide.

~Maggot

 

[SC Geckos]

I use a rocky soil mixed with a little sand and Eco Earth in her humid hide.

Just out of curiosity, Does the sand serve any purpose mixed with your eco earth?

Nevermind. I misread.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

Just out of curiosity, Does the sand serve any purpose mixed with your eco earth?

...

It's not mixed with the Eco Earth.

~Maggot

 

[warriah]

Finally went full slate from half-slate and the geckos I find like it more.

New tank for the new gecko has some work to do now lol

 

[Embrace Calamity]

Finally went full slate from half-slate and the geckos I find like it more.

What was the other half before you switched to full?

~Maggot

 

[warriah]

What was the other half before you switched to full?

~Maggot

I only had 1 tile in there on top of the reptile carpet on the side with the UTH, so the other half was just the reptile carpet alone. Once I was actually not lazy, I cut about 5mm off an edge of my 2nd tile and put it in.

 

[Russellm0704]

Finally went full slate from half-slate and the geckos I find like it more.

New tank for the new gecko has some work to do now lol

Sweet Set-Up

 

[crypticreptiles]

in my animal plastic rack i use paper towels but in my glass tanks i have alway used newspaper i tried the sand didnt like that i do want to try the slate tile

 

[LCReptiles]

I've been using paper towels but these guys romp and stomp and within 2 hours its all balled up and they are just laying in their tubs. LOL. I think I'm gonna try Travis's idea of the shelf paper!