Hi Cyndy,
I don't have any experience with that so can't comment specifically. In
general, anything that can be ingested may be ingested by an unhealthy
leopard. Using any ingestible substrate should be done with caution.
Julie B.
Cyndy L Linsteadt wrote:
> What do you think of the "ground limestone"?
> Cyndy
>
> On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:11:40 -0800 Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> writes:
> > Rick brings up a good point. Using sand can be dangerous. One of the
> > problems is if your leopard gecko becomes ill, one of the first
> > things
> > they do is start gobbling down the substrate. If they were in their
> > natural enviroment, this would probably benefit them as there is
> > stuff
> > in the natural substrate with nutrients. In captivity most people do
> > not
> > pick this up until it is too late.
> >
> > It is also a matter of what the gecko is used to and how old it is.
> > Putting a young leopard on sand or anything else that could be
> > ingested
> > is foolish. I had a customer put one of my healthy babies on
> > bed-a-beast, it was ingested and the gecko died. Another went
> > against my
> > advice, used bed-a-beast with a young leo and it got the bed a beast
> > in
> > its eye, got an eye infection!
> >
> > As far as calci-sand, I do not recommend it. Too coarse, too many
> > know
> > cases of impaction.
> >
> > Julie Bergman
> > http://www.geckoranch.com
> > paper towel user!
> >
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