That is why they suggest not to use the stuff.....because of impaction.. the only safe way to use it is if you either feed crickets etc in a seperate tank or not to feed live prey.

I go with a more natural look the easy way....

I use kitchen shelf liner that is cocoa bark brown..... You can cut it to fit the size of your tank, I cut two pieces that way when I clean I can stick the clean one in, and immediately put the other peice in the sink and wash it with a drop of dawn dishwashing liquid and let dry until next time....

Here is what it looks like



here was my first tank that I had skylar in..... we later upgraded to bigger tank


and here is the bigger one