Quote Originally Posted by elevatethis
I'd argue that newspaper is cleaner than carpet just based on the sole fact that newspaper is thrown away each time it is soiled and replaced with new, clean paper. Carpet would need to be washed and sterilized every time it is soiled. Just a lot of extra effort, with the only real benefits being aesthetic ones.

Water tends to pool on the floor of the tank below the carpet, as opposed to newspaper that absorbs it.
I did get 2 carpets and planned to swap and sterilize weekly... but I'll be on the look out for the water pools! You'd think they'd make the carpet knowing that it was going to get wet!

thanks for your input!