Used Excavators

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My and my girlfriend went out and bought this stuff called, “Excavator Clay Burrowing Substrate”. We got this with our new bearded dragon and then when I finally got home and read the label better I decided to go back to the store and buy some stuff that I could actually use without hurting my beardie.

Well three months later I pulled out the bag of Excavator Clay Burrowing Substrate and read that you can make things with it. Now I have looked all over the internet for someone who has done this. Not letting their reptiles make it, but use like a pop bottle and shape something around it. But I have looked everywhere and have yet to find anything.

So now I am asking, where can I get more information for something like this, examples of this stuff being used for this purpose that I am speaking of?

I have already cut out a box and now have put the clay around it, but will this work? It is currently in the drying process.

Thanks,
Alex

I am getting a leopard gecko and i have a 20 gallon long tank and want a safe substrate for it. I will not use sand not even calcium sand. And I don’t like the way paper towel looks. Someone told me about Zoo Med Excavator Clay Burrowing Substrate. Would that be safe to use?

EXCAVATOR CLAY BUROWING SUBSTRATE,
or VITA-SAND
they are both safe if eaten.
there about the same price

Has anyone used this stuff? I have a bearded dragon and a uromastyx who would both enjoy burrowing but I’m not familiar with this substrate. Is it safe? Does it hold bacteria or carry other risks of causing disease or disorder? Is it used dry? How much would I need for a 55-gallon aquarium? Is it something you clean or just throw away and start over each time the tank is cleaned? What other bedding is as good or better for them? Any information on this would be greatly appreciated!

i have a bearded dragon and i want to use Zoo Med Excavator Clay Burrowing Substrate is this ok to to use and i have a 40 gallon tank i want to use 40 lbs of it is my under tank heater going to penetrate through it if its that thick that you for all of your help

i would like to use the zoomed excavator clay with some sand for my uromastyx
if you read i said uromastyx…

Can i use that as my substrate? And i use repti carpet but she is full grown now and i want to know if i can use it. If not what is the best sand to use?

i have a Bearded dragon and i wanted to use it for him. it seems like it would be more natural substrate than shelf liner but i wanted to know what peoples experiences were with it ?