Little White Bugs + Little Flys Infestation

[monster]

i've gone through a ton of diffrent substrates with my animals. universally, newsprint is the cheapest, easiest and by far most tacky (unless it's the sunday comics ). flies & most undesirable pests thrive in humid places. mites are a diffrent evil i pray you never have to go through. throw out the chips and lightly-bleach out the tank. dry & rinse with water. you don't know what else might have come along with the chips so it never hurts to be safe. half my tanks now have the washable cage carpet and the others have paper towels & newsprint. i've never had an issue with anyone getting stuck on it or teeth snagged. when i was 17 my brother's milk snake choked on a woodchip and i've never used them with any of my animals sense then.

[GECKOHAVEN]

big fan of the VIVA papertowel here!

[tennisbunny]

I use shelf liners that i picked up at Bed Bath and Beyond. Makes cleanup SOOO easy.

Bea

[monster]

I use shelf liners that i picked up at Bed Bath and Beyond. Makes cleanup SOOO easy.

oh hey, that's a cool idea! easy to clean and move? any cutting involved?

[tennisbunny]

Well, the shelf liners come in two sizes, I think 12" and 20", both 5 foot rolls. One roll is about $4.00 and will be enough for a few tanks, depending on size. For spot cleaning, you just wipe, and for more thorough cleaning, you can put it into a 10% bleach solution. It looks neater than paper towels.

Bea

[cml3.0]

Well, the shelf liners come in two sizes, I think 12" and 20", both 5 foot rolls. One roll is about $4.00 and will be enough for a few tanks, depending on size. For spot cleaning, you just wipe, and for more thorough cleaning, you can put it into a 10% bleach solution. It looks neater than paper towels.

Bea

Very interesting, may have to try those out ...

[Liz]

does sound liek something good to try... thanks

[tennisbunny]

Oh, yeah, I also use vinyl tile in my 12x12 Exo-Terra terrariums. I got them at Home Depot and they look like stone. $1.09/each

[monster]

i did try the vinyl tile with my first cage. liquids eventually leaked into the cracks and under the tiles, which defeated the purpose of it in the first place.