>From a GGA faithful......
Hey Julie.... (I apologize yet again for emailing you direct, still have not fixed my outgoing GGA ListServ at work here) To fortify the TRex brand calci-sand being 100% digestible being total bologna, I have further proof...... My adult male leo, Bull, was on paper towels until I was 100% sure he was parasite free (about 5 months) and then decided to put him on TRex calci-sand like the girls have, they are well supplemented and have never eaten the stuff, however, as soon as I placed him back into his freshly "sanded" tank, he ate that stuff like no tomorrow!!! Like he ate a LOT!!! I freaked and picked him up away from it. Needless to say, he passed HUGE sand poops for the next two days, the sand was totally in the same granular form as it was on the ground, only the coloring was absorbed by his body. The only reason I think he passed it successfully is the amount of food he eats mixed with the sand helping it pass and the fact that he is a large leopard gecko. Also, a girl posted on the Leopard Gecko Forum last week about her female dying of impaction from Calci Sand (necropsy was performed) and she was devastated. Using a sand substrate is totally inappropriate for baby geckos especially due to their tiny intestines that could be blocked in one small "eating session". I just wanted to add to that, thanks for your time!!! Trace :) ---------- >From: Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Gecko] leopard gecko for my sister.../jeanna >Date: Fri, May 4, 2001, 12:22 PM > > Hi Cassie, > > cassie schilliger wrote: > >> someone suggested to just bake fine beach sand(or buy some). > > I strongly recommend against this or any other ingestible substrate for beginners > or young leos. As a beginner you will not be tuned in to what the signs of sand > impaction are, and by the time you see something is wrong it is often too late or a > big vet bill if the gecko lives. Additionally as a beginner you have a good chance > of making husbandry mistakes and the leopards tend to start gobbling up the > substrate in that circumstance. > > Very rarely folks ingore my recommendations about substrate, but they are always > shocked when impaction or other problems occur. One customer actually tried to make > a claim on my 30 day health guarantee that their gecko developed an eye problem. > They kept it on some funky substrate that got stuck in the gecko's eye! Fortunately > I knew the tech at the vet clinic and they told me what really happened. > >> >> im not sure how many pounds we would need though. >> and calci sand is supposedly digestable. > > That is a BIG, FAT LIE! As soon as that product came on the market vets started > getting impacted leos kept on that substrate. > > Please take my advice on this seriously, I am very experienced and am not saying > this to hear myself talk. Many non-dom vets I know have seen clients with geckos > and other types of reptiles suffering with impaction. Besides, who do you trust, > the side of a slickly marketed package, or a reputable breeder? > > Julie Bergman > http://www.geckoranch.com > GGA lifetime member > > > > ########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. > ########################################################################### > >
