henward Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 i hear that for reptiles, beardies, bt, leopard geckos etc that sandy or find crushed rock substrate is not to be used. now, anyone ever had a compacted lizard that was using this substrate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Well I have just been reading about this very thing. in some liturature it suggests no fine substrate for young in others that its ok and that impaction is rare. Some suggest that it is a lack of calcium and that calcium based sand is ok as it disolves in the gut. Others still suggest that if you suppliment with appropriate calcium then is not an issue especially if High Fiber Diets (comparatively) are given. All very confusing. So I would like to hear others opinions as well. i would hate to loose an animal just because I wanted it to poop on the wrong stuff...lol (nervously) Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 i had my BD in a sandy substrate, to be exact, crushed river rocks to a fine sand material and when it ate waxmoth, it would swallow some sandy stuff but it poos it out i think its highly unlikely if you use sand it will result in compaction, but its hard to say. i mean in nature, this is not a problem ims ure. also, if you supplement properly, they will not get the instinct to eat sand or dirt for minerals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 in the wild they are not locked on one substrate for their lives they roam over more than 2 or 3 square metres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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