I use newspaper for all the reasons others have stated, cheap , clean, absorbant, etc. He is quickly getting too big for his rubbermaid enclosure hes over 2 feet, and when hes upset he is quickly becoming a pain in my &*% to hold still, throwing his body around like a toddler that doesnt want to be held (this rarely happens unless I do something hes not used to like when I gave him his first soak), thus far though hes been as gentle as can be.

I want a borneo next year and than Ill be happy!