im thicking of getin calcuim sand
2007-11-21 07:55:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Better yet don't use sand at all.
2007-11-21 08:02:51 · answer #1 · answered by stoneytreehugger 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The floor of the terrarium should be covered in reptile carpet, or newspaper, but not sand. Leopard Gecko’s have a tendency to eat sand, which becomes impacted in the gut and often leads to death
2007-11-21 19:55:17 · answer #2 · answered by DirectX 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If its a baby, don't use sand.
If its an adult, you can see how it does on an ultra-fine reptile sand. I don't like calcium sand, as it cakes up when wet just like cement.
A healthy, well hydrated gecko can live on sand just fine. I keep all my dune geckos and frog eyed geckos on sand and have never had a problem with impaction.
2007-11-21 09:16:47 · answer #3 · answered by kittenslayer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good choice. Any of the sands they sell for lizards would be good but the calci sand is less likely to cause problems. I have mine on Austalian sand and she's doing very well.
2007-11-21 08:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by just me 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sand, especially calcisand is a major cause of impaction in reptiles. Leads to a lot of deaths. Use non-adhesive shelf liner, reptile carpets, or paper towels.
http://www.drgecko.com/index.html
2007-11-21 08:22:46 · answer #5 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋