paper towels or coco fiber?

[brillobee]

which substrate is better, paper towels of coco fiber? I was thinking about using paper towels, because they are easier to clean and lo risk of impaction. My old pacman ate a lot of coco fiber everytime it missed a cricket.

[DVirginiana]

I'd say the frogs are probably happier with coco fiber, since they can burrow. Will he tong feed or eat in a different container? That's what I finally ended up doing since mine would eat the coco fiber too. Took awhile to get her used to it but it's easier on me that way too.

[Ivan M]

I use the fiber, but I always remove my pacs to wet paper towels when feeding, a little more work, but gives me peace of mind.

[Namio]

which substrate is better, paper towels of coco fiber? I was thinking about using paper towels, because they are easier to clean and lo risk of impaction. My old pacman ate a lot of coco fiber everytime it missed a cricket.

If it's a froglet I would go with paper towel, otherwise, coco fiber, but that's just me. If you can tong-feed your frog then coco fiber is definitely the way to go. Even if you can't, pull the back legs of cricket off when feeding, that should help the frog to eat less dirt during hunt.

[toxxxickitten]

I think damp paper towels would be easiest and safest. However, I tried switching my bigger pacman to paper towels and she (I'm assuming she, for right now), just completely shredded the paper towels and made quite a mess. I know Coco Fiber or Eco Earth is suppose to be highly digestible, but I still worry about impaction. I've since then been keeping Hasbro in all water. I know it's frowned upon, but she's kept in a small shoe box container with a UTH to keep the water warm and the water is shallow. When she poops I just clean the tub out and give her fresh water. It's a breeze to clean! She seems to be able to move around just fine, though it isn't much anyways being a Pacman. But, I've been thinking of picking up some eggcrate to put in the bottom to give her something more rigid to grip onto.