Substrate Problem Poll

[spykerherps]

Obviusly there is a time and place for using loose substrate
i'm not talking about putting a hatchling leopard geckos on any kind of sand, thats just silly. but i'm talking breeding and display setups.

wanted to get the opinions and experiences of long time herps breeders of multiple species (10+yrs) about there use of loose "natural" substrates i.e. wood chips, sands etc. I have added a poll.

you are welcome to write out your experiences negative or positive.

When you know what you are doing you are going to use the appropriate material for the desired effect without risking your animals life.. whether that be aesthetics or functionality i.e. raising humidity or for digging purposes.

 

[spykerherps]

Okay... hate to discriminate any one who has been breeding for less then 10 so how about 5+ years under your belt.

 

[spykerherps]

OK no ones saying anything. does no one want to touch the subject.

I'll go
I used to use sand with my leos when I first started out I had used both the calci sand and the Vita sands and never had any problems in the entire 4 to 5 years I used them all hatchlings were placed on PT. all geckos housed on sand were over 4 inches. there were many other reasons to make the switch to pt for the leos so we did when starting to use the rack systems.
I have housed my N. levis on vita sand for the past 3 years and could not house them without sand IMO.
My Ridge tail monitor has always been housed on a combo(sents about a month old) of play sand and coco fiber, until more recently on Excavator.
all our other gecko species are housed on Coco Fiber.
which includes AFT, cresteds, gargoyles, cats Australian velvet sps. cave geckos , and African velvet geckos.
have been no ill affects

Yours Kindly,
Zachary Spyker.