---- you wrote:
> 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.
Now I've often wondered about this--what is it they ingest in the wild that would be
beneficial and not cause impaction? It would be interesting if someone could
determine cases of impaction in the wild.
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