Thanks...Julie.
I'm definitely learning more everyday.
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Josh Klavir
Director of Consumer Relations
Zoo Med Laboratories
(805) 542-9988
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Bergman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 9:24 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Gecko] Supplementation
Josh,
I keep my leo juvies and adults on paper towels. Costco blue shop towels
to be exact. As I brought up in the Fat-tail question post, as soon as
calcium carbonate sand was put on the market, leopards and beardies
began showing up at non-dom. vets impacted with it. I think this is a
danger with any ingestible substrate. The experienced eye can detect
when this is a problem, the novice eye usually cannot until there is a
significant problem. Juvies just like to eat substrate because they are
curious. All age leos tend to do it when they are off kilter, which
easily happens with inexperienced keepers who often purchase borderline
or just plain unhealthy gex. That's why I recommend no ingestible
substrates of any kind at least until the leopard gecko is a year old
and the keeper is very familar with the gecko's husbandry. The safest
policy would be to avoid it all together. There are some exceptions, but
most breeders I know use paper towels or different forms of
non-ingestible substrate.
Julie Bergman
http:/www.geckoranch.com
GGA lifetime member
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