What do you use?
Cyndy
On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 11:13:35 -0800 Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
> 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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