Rick Ellis wrote: > As I reported earlier, I lost a lovely, healthy, gravid, laying female > leo to sand impaction. She had been on the same sand since I got her > from a teenager 6 months prior - and probably on that since she was > first brought home from the pet store. She had a dish of calcium, and > dusted crix and meal worms. Maybe she was looking for additional > nutrients due to the stress of egg-laying? Impossible to say. They do seem to want to gobble up the substrate when they aren't feeling well for whatever reason. > My vet recommends large > pebbles/small stones (bigger than their mouths). > This is a bacteria collection system! Also a place for food to hide. I think folks don't realize how much work (keeping it clean) a naturalistic substrate really is and what kind of risk they are taking, especially if they are inexperienced with leopards. 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. ###########################################################################
