How often should I replace the substrate?

[Rusky]

I have a 3 month old bee BP named Tuna. Is there a set time I should be changing the substrate or just spot cleaning it is enough?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

You can spot clean and replace as needed, how often you will do that will depend on the substrate.

There is no set time.

[alkibp]

I see I'm not the only one who named their bee after Bumblebee Tuna.

[Rusky]

I see I'm not the only one who named their bee after Bumblebee Tuna.

I thought it was clever, glad there are others like me

[RetiredJedi]

Well, for me I use packing paper as a substrate so I only change it when it gets soiled.

[AK907]

I have a 3 month old bee BP named Tuna.

I see I'm not the only one who named their bee after Bumblebee Tuna.

That is great!

OP, what are you using for substrate? If its something like newspaper or aspen, I would change it as soon as its soiled. If its something a little fancier like coconut husk or birch/orchid bark, then spot clean as needed and change once a month or so. If it looks nasty or starts molding, pitch it.

My $0.02

[MissMowgli]

I think it's up to you, but when I had mine on aspen, I spot cleaned daily and did a complete change-out once a week.

That got a little expensive, and I kept finding poos and urates buried in the aspen that I hadn't seen when spot-cleaning, so I switched to newsprint. I check daily and change it out if it's dirty.

Hope that helps.

[Rusky]

I'm using aspen. She's only pooped once and spotting/cleaning urate is fairly easy. Unless someone gives me good reason against it I think I will change it out roughly every month.

[Virus]

I'm currently using eco-earth? (Those condensed bricks) I really only spot clean, and stir it up when adding water for humidity, and it's been working just fine.

[el8ch]

I'm using aspen. She's only pooped once and spotting/cleaning urate is fairly easy. Unless someone gives me good reason against it I think I will change it out roughly every month.

I use Aspen also - I spot clean on a daily basis and give the tanks a good clean every month or so.