calci-sand

[pussmunky]

I know theres alot of debate about sand with leos but my local reptile shop said theyd be fine and until i get a hold of some slate its the only thing ive got for my new tank... but.ive just put my leos in and the smaller of the 2 seems to be eating it... is this normal? dont want him gettin impaction!

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[JordanAng420]

Remove them from the sand!

 

[JordanAng420]

Your local reptile shop told you that so you'd keep coming back to them to buy MORE sand.

 

[Dimidiata]

Calci sand has this unique ability to be exspecialy good at causing impaction. You have papper towels dont you? or news papper.

 

[pussmunky]

i took them straight out and yeah, just cover the bottom in tissue?

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[Dimidiata]

Something thicker then tissue, you dont want the UTH to burn them or over heat it. Newspapper, pappertowels(layered) and constrution papper are what ive used.

 

[pussmunky]

alrite, thanks for the advice, any idea where i can get some slate from?

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[Dimidiata]

Although HomeDepot is normaly carrying more variety they dont (or atleast as i was told by mine) cut tile. Lowes does though. Im going to be getting my tile from HD and having it cut at lowes.

 

[pussmunky]

okay cheers

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[im faster]

Here you go watch this..

if you want to use sand after then go right a head..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=rhOpF2Qyuu0

 

[pussmunky]

off for some repti-carpet or something today

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[Dimidiata]

Honestly, after using repti carpet, my leo started getting his teeth and claws stuck in it.

 

[pussmunky]

oh, well what would you suggest then? just i think paper towels look abit scruffy... theyre on wood chips atm and they seem to do okay on it so maybe just continue using that?

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[Dimidiata]

Woodchips are also a no. Any loose substrate is basicly a no for leos, 1 they may try to eat it(they are weird). 2. wood can give splinters(lame reason, i know). Slate tile, papper towels, newspapper, construction papper, vinyle tiles(stick on ones) all work. Just make sure that stick on tiles dont have any adhesives on them.

 

[J&K's Lemy]

I use slate and moss
when I first had my Lemy I was using cali sand and I did get her impacted
changed it to slate and moss. Ain't had an impaction issue since

 

[pussmunky]

just cant seem to find anywhere to get slate from... bought some other day and its over an inch thick so thats no good as the uth wont heat it up...

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[marauderhex]

Just get some ceramic tile from a home improvement store.

 

[pussmunky]

okay cheers, will do! should i keep a little of the sand just to put a small layer under the tiles?

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[pussmunky]

just been back to the shop and she told me its perfectly fine for the geckos to eat the calci-sand and its just another form of calcium... is this right?

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[J&K's Lemy]

no it has calcium thats good but the other stuff(limestone, coral) don't digest quickly enough and creates impaction
this happened to my gecko and it ain't a good thing. Lemy got lucky that we spotted the issue real early. we changed it she has not been impacted since

with slate its easy to just break it up yourself. It can break up into smaller more usable chunks. It kinda shatters if you slam it on the steps outside. (If you have concrete or stone steps)