needing some thing more for my leos than chester. got them on newspaper at the moment but it looks rubbish and curls up allowing my crickets to hide underneath. heard to many horror storys about sand so thats a no-no.
was thinking of lino or slate but it isnt absorbant. plus the slate would be a nightmare to get up to temp wen its cooled (i think) gonna have a look at repti carpet i think.
I know the lino is not absorbent but its easier to wipe clean then 100's of thin pieces of fake grass blades plus it's smooth so doesn't 'rub' on the reptiles bellies.
I have lino in my tanks & have no probs heating with mats.
it does sound a good idea. thinking of the slate aswell. heard that it helps to keep there nails down also. will prob put some news paper underneath to soak up any mess. trying to go for as natural habitat as i can. already used rocks to make a cool hide.