Fruju Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 Hi i want 2 types of sand, the first one is for making a background, want it 2 be a sandstoen sort of colour, 2nd type is the substrate, want that 2 be a desert yellow colour anyone know where i can get some? And if I find wood that i want to use for the setup, should i bake it or soak it? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 exo terra sand comes in red, black and yellow. costs about 20bucks for 2.25 kg. no added colours lol - and is from south africa. if you do see it in a shop, pick it up cause there are delays in bringing the product in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 I wouldnt use sand for a baby beardie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 and i agree with that, lol.... it leads to compaction in captivity.... having said that they seem to do alite in the wild if you want to make a back ground with it, then its perfect.... try astroturf as a substrate initially. seems to be the right thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 and i agree with that, lol.... it leads to compaction in captivity.... having said that they seem to do alite in the wild if you want to make a back ground with it, then its perfect.... try astroturf as a substrate initially. seems to be the right thing to do. What do you mean by this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 they can sometimes ingest the sand, and this gets stuck in their gut and builds up - called compaction. I've never kept beardies, but have worked with them and the large one had sand with no problems for a few years.... the term compaction was explained to me by a reptile expert from kruger national park when i was working with snakes many years ago. I still cant understand why they ingest it in captivity, when they live with sand in the wild.... guess its just one of those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockwork Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 for the wood i leave mine out side for about a week to 2weeks then i put it in the setup as for the sand my beardies have bean on it from the day they were born and i have had no probs with it hae do you see them in the wild with astro turff or carpet untill they are older then go to sand i have my setups as they would be in the wild even with older skulls and have done since i have had them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 beardies dont live on a beach (sand) or a sandy environment as far as im aware, i think you will find the natural habitat is more along the lines of compacted clay but i could be wrong. besides compaction which can happen - bacteria build up in sand is obvious so needs replacing often which is a mission. - artificial grass can be taken out hosed off dried and put back - clean and green :lol: nothing natural about keeping them in a tank really, when keeping them in an artificial environment artificial grass makes perfect sence to me and is pretty much 100% safe, just my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varanophile Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 sand is all good, just not a baby dragon..just to be extra safe. Stone and Water world in Ellerslie Auckland has the wicked stuff. Charcoal and Coffee grits are good and they have Aussie Sandstone pieces cheap. They used to sell avery nice silica sand that was so fine that the beardies prints showed off on it reaaly well. I herad that you need to have a mask when pouring the silica sand outdoors so I did not get it. Be keen to now if anyone has used silica sand...the fine powdery white sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilenutt Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 I have used silica sand and a powder but not for reptiles...use it for my Chinchillas ... good for there dust baths... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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