Hey Laura. Yeah, I've used this for a couple of different species of
herps. It works pretty well and definitely encourages tunneling behavior.
Its pretty solid stuff. I believe Nathan termed it as "hardpan earth."
Its definitely not free flowing like sand. This is why I believe that it
won't cause impaction. Its much more difficult for a gecko to grab a
mouthful of this type of substrate. Of course, nothing is as safe as paper
towels, but I think the aesthetics are as important to the gecko as to the
keeper. Playsand will work just fine as will an sand that doesn't have
sharp edges. TC
At 09:15 AM 12/15/00 -0800, you wrote:
>TC
>
>
>> > If you're worried about impaction, you might try
>> using a mixture of sand and peat, or sand and coco
>fibers. Add some water to it and lay it into the
>enclosure like mud (you can even shape it a little
>when its like this). Let it dry, and it will become
>hard and solid. Personally, I think this harder
>substrate is better for avoiding impaction then loose
>sand. >>
>
>
>I find this an interesting idea! Would like to get
>more information about how is maintains and how to
>clean and care for it! Do you use it for other herps?
>How "solid" is it... like cement? What kind of sand
>are you using?
>
>Thanks
>
>
>
>
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