I wouldn't put babies on sand especially. You should only ever use kitchen towel or newspaper. These geckos will be likely to die a painful death.
The calci sand if ingested clumps together & doesn't dissolve. Try wetting some & you should see it clump together.
Even if the geckos dont eat the sand, if any is swallowed & allowed to build up over time then eventually the geckos will suffer from impaction problems.
Calci sand is one of the worst 'sands' to use even childrens play sand would be better but again only for adults or geckos over 12 months old. Sand is not their natural substrate in the wild anyway, it's just assumed that because they're a desert gecko that they live in/on sand.
I wouldn't put babies on sand especially. You should only ever use kitchen towel or newspaper. These geckos will be likely to die a painful death.
The calci sand if ingested clumps together & doesn't dissolve. Try wetting some & you should see it clump together.
Even if the geckos dont eat the sand, if any is swallowed & allowed to build up over time then eventually the geckos will suffer from impaction problems.
Calci sand is one of the worst 'sands' to use even childrens play sand would be better but again only for adults or geckos over 12 months old. Sand is not their natural substrate in the wild anyway, it's just assumed that because they're a desert gecko that they live in/on sand.
im getting some old roofing slates from rec yard. old a few mm thick and easy to clean an cut to size. plus cheap(i think, dad is picking them up later so will let you know) heard bad things about crushed walnut shells also! even though people say its ok cos its natursal and they can digest it. wot you think MM.
im getting some old roofing slates from rec yard. old a few mm thick and easy to clean an cut to size. plus cheap(i think, dad is picking them up later so will let you know) heard bad things about crushed walnut shells also! even though people say its ok cos its natursal and they can digest it. wot you think MM.
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