| Generally when choosing cage accessories for your | | | | Substrates are another consideration when |
| pet lizard, you want things that closely resemble the | | | | accessorizing your reptile cage. Cage carpets are a |
| type of environment your pet lizard comes from in | | | | favorite since they are easy to clean and if you have |
| nature. Even though your reptiles are usually bred in | | | | more than one, you can replace the carpet while the |
| captivity, you still want them to feel secure in their | | | | other is drying. Other substrates are clean white |
| surroundings and have the terrarium be pleasing to | | | | paper, calcium sand, and rabbit pellets. |
| the eye. | | | | Don't use substrates that a lizard cannot digest like |
| Always buy your cage accessories from a reputable | | | | corn cob bedding,wood chips or any type of |
| reptile supply company. You don't want to purchase | | | | shavings. These types of bedding are not designed |
| items that have been brought in from outside | | | | for your pet reptile, snake or lizard. When your pet |
| without being properly treated. Many items purchased | | | | lizard tries to eat a cricket, some of the shavings or |
| in a pet store are made out of resin. The resin rocks | | | | bark could be ingested at the same time, and cause |
| are easy to sterilize especially if you have more than | | | | a bowel blockage. This can severely injure your pet |
| one cage, and you want to move the accessories | | | | lizard. |
| from cage to another. | | | | The only type of sand that is safe for bearded |
| Bearded dragons love the smooth grape vine | | | | dragons is the calcium sand. It will say that is safe for |
| branches that have been specially treated for the | | | | pet lizards. Again use caution when purchasing sand |
| purpose of your pet lizard basking under a heat lamp. | | | | for your hatchling Beardie. If too much sand is |
| Make sure the branch is not so tall that your lizard | | | | ingested, it can cause terminal internal damage. |
| can burn it self under the lamp. | | | | The safest and easiest substrate is either the reptile |
| Never use heat rocks for your pet lizards. Heat rocks | | | | carpet or clean white paper. We chose the green |
| can cause severe burns and cause internal damage to | | | | reptile carpet with a heavy resin basking rock than |
| your reptile. Always use a heat lamp that your lizard | | | | gives our Beardie something to hide under along with |
| can bask under. | | | | a grape vine branch that she loves to hang out on. |