2007-07-31 12:43:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
is miracle grow organic choice garden soil ok?
2007-08-01 10:07:10 · update #1
Believe it or not newspaper or papertowels are best. They are most sanitary and safe, don't look very nice but extremely easy to clean. However if you are looking for a more natural look try coconut fiber or what is called Eco-Earth. Sold at most pet stores. Dont use any kind of sand. Calci-sand and even children's play sand isn't good even when some people say its alright. It can cause severe digestion problems if some is eaten while plucking up crickets. And it can cause irratation and injuries around the toes if it gets stuck. Some people also use like playground gravel like pea gravel but I would imagine it would be hard to clean when needed. Organic soil (found at gardening stores walmart, some nurserys, home depot, lowes etc.) is good too its made for planting veggies but you can be sure there is no pesticides so its safe also. Good luck
2007-07-31 12:50:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sand of any kind is generally not safe. They may do fine for awhile, but the chance of impaction is too high--why chance it? In the natural habitat, these animals aren't forced to eat off of sand, plus sand or other loose substrate holds a lot of bacteria and is not very sanitary in an enclosed environment. You can use ceramic tile, non-adhesive shelf liner (I use this--its easy to clean and looks good!), reptile carpet, paper towels, newspaper (tho the last 2 don't look as nice, they are safer. Check out the care sheets on the forums at www.reptilerooms.com/ for some excellent advice.
2007-07-31 22:45:04 · answer #2 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Newspapers and towels are very good. Also, if you are going for a more natural look, like most people do that are'nt breeders, sand is good as long as it is'nt real fine sand and has a little bigger grain. If you but play sand it should do the trick. Fine sand can accidently be digested when going after food and it won't pass through them like normal sand. Then it will start to pack up inside of their bodies untill they will eventually die because of it. You could use a normal terrairum liner as juveniles, instead of using paper towels to make it more natural. You could also use coconut litter and other things. It doesn't matter a whole bunch but make sure it isn't dangerous to the gecko.
Good luck
2007-07-31 20:32:06 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan F. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shelf liner and reptile carpet i personally use reptile carpet and my gecko has never had any problem while on it
2007-07-31 19:58:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋