Play sand

Does anybody here use play sand as substrate and if so, how do you dry it out.

I use playsand for mine. As for drying it out, I'm not sure what you mean? It's pretty dry to begin with. Beardies need a pretty dry environment, so a water bowl isn't needed, therefore, there will be no water spilling. The occassional misting is ok, but no need to soak them down. When mine gets his salad at night, I mist the salad down to keep it from drying out since he stays at about 100 degrees.

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if its damp, you can bake the sand in the oven at 325-350 degrees. It should dry it out enough to be used.

I shoulda clarified. the sand was damp when i got it. i dried it in one of the most retarded ways i could think of (it's been a busy week at work and i'm not thinking clearly.) it took hours. thanx for the help.

You didn't use a hair dryer did you? I have had those weeks too, don't feel bad.

Yeah... it was a hair dryer. [hangs head in shame]

I use the play sand all of the time for beardie setups. I just put the sand in the tanks, turn on the lights to heat things up and stir the sand from time to time. Doesn't take it long to dry out. I never have received a shipment of really wet sand.
Candy

I have used play sand for beardies for years. One way to dry damp sand is to bake it at about 250°F. Finding a pan that will hold a bunch of sand is up to you though :P

playsand as in what is used in sandboxes? Where can I get playsand?

David

Loews and Home Depot sell it in 50 pound bags, usually near the redi-mix cement.