Jupiter,
I am relatively new to geckos, but I have heard a lot
of good arguments for substrate for them. First, baby
and juveniles should be on paper towels. Its' easy to
clean and they don't get impacted with it when eating.
As for adults, I've heard a lot of various opinions
based on their experiences... some swear that play
sand is perfectly okay, some swear that bed-a-beast is
perfectly okay, some use calci-sand with no adverse
effects... etc. Find out which are definitely
dangerous, then find out what works for you.
Personally, I use crushed limestone. Its base is
calcium, and its mesh is between calci-sand and play
sand... not to large, but not too small. The only
drawback I have found is the "powdery smoke" that
results when moving things around the tank... I spray
it with water to help keep this down and it hardens
the surface slightly without causing humidity
problems. It's cheaper than playsand and
bed-a-beast.. but I won't swear by it! I have only
been using it for a short period of time. People like
Len, Lyle, Julie, Steve, Hilde, Barbie (Please forgive
me if I forget some of you with years of experience...
I can't remember all of your names) can lead you in
the best directions! They REALLY know their stuff!
Good Luck!
--- jupiter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am so confused that it is driving me crazy. I
> didn't empty the tank of
> Bed-A-Beast but left it in there. I guess I'll have
> to see what happens. I
> got some sand (the calcium carbonate kind) and
> intended to put it in but
> there are more people saying not to use it (i.e.:
> "leopard geckoes will eat
> it in their search for calcium and get impacted")
> than bed-a-beast. Then
> again, these are Bibrons, not leopards.
> I really do see them eat the BAB when they eat the
> crickets and it scares
> me. I don't know what I'm going to do. I know they
> would end up eating a lot
> more of the sand in the process, although it SHOULD
> be digestable.
>
> Jupiter
>
> Come and see my Reef:
> http://members.home.net/jupiter.from.space/
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julie Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 12:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [Gecko] Is Bed-A-Beast bad?
>
>
> > I had to replace a customer's young leo he bought
> from me when the gecko
> > suddenly died, the only thing he did differently
> was use bed-a-beast. I
> > keep my hatchlings and juvies on paper towels,
> this eliminates that
> > potential problem.
> >
> > Julie Bergman
> > http://www.geckoranch.com
> > GGA lifetime member
> >
> >
>
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