Excavator clay substrate?

[anji1971]

I just switched to aspen from the wood chips and I must agree, its WAY cheaper. I buy the one for rabbits too, because the aspen bedding in small bags labelled "for reptiles" costs 10 times more........go figure.

[RZL36]

Exactly. 9 times out of 10 when a product says, "For Reptiles" it costs at least twice as much as the same thing for another animal. The only products that I have that are "For Reptiles" are lamps (though I own a few plant lamps that work wonderfully) and a bottle of Mite Off. I own two reptile brand hides that were dirt cheap. I find the best to be plastic stuff for hamsters: llittle plastic houses, low profile water bowls. Both for a buck. My shrubbery is plastic from craft stores that I wash really well before putting in.

What I get for 5 dollars at a craft store would cost 20 dollars at a pet store, but hey, business is business, and "mom and pop" pet stores aren't exactly raking in the millions.