Beardies smelling

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Lately my beardies cage has been smelling horrible. I sift everyday and the sand in it is only about 1 1/2 months old. Does anyone have any suggestions to help get rid of the smell???

 

[elevatethis]

Change the sand, the liquid that comes out when they poop or pass urates seeps down into the sand and starts to smell foul after a while. Sifting doesn't remove that liquid or the soiled sand underneath, it only removes the solid stuff.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I agree. The same thing happens with my leopard geckos if I don't change their sand monthly. My Leo's go in the same spot, so I just scoop all the sand out of that area weekly where they poo. It really clears up the smell. I also change all the sand in the tank monthly as well. Doing that might sound costly to some but hey, I'm not cheap when it comes to my pets.

 

[jason longboard]

thats so cool about leos using one spot,i loved it,beardies will freakin go on each other if they are basking on top one another,they go all over.punks,still loved them though,lol.

 

[loconorc]

Ive never had this problem, and I change sand like once a year.

 

[Jessica Dring]

Ive never had this problem, and I change sand like once a year.

You serious?!

 

[loconorc]

I just scoop out the poop along with any sand that might have gotten dirty. Yeah, thats about it. I'm serious. lol It does get stinky eventually, thats when i change it. I dont have a cleaning schedule or anything though, but its generally once a year.

 

[Jessica Dring]

try twice a year thn you should have np lol

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I guess I'm just a clean freak then. I change it almost every month!

 

[Jessica Dring]

yeah so do i ! well every three weeks but chances of him going once a year to once a month is unlikely.