Leopard gecko

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I have two Geckos and have had a ton of conflicting opinions about what flooring to put in their tank. We have had carpet, walnut, and somthing that looks like woodchips. I have a constant opinion that sand for these lizards are too dangerous. Any other opinions out there?
 
I have heard the play sand is better and mixxing it with soil is new... I am going to have to check that out. Thank you!
 
Honestly sand is fine, plus they have new substrates out there like vita sand and sand thats spherical and made of calcium so even if they swallow it which they will no harm is done. Now if you dont like sand at all then just go with soil or crushed walnut shells.
 
If you thought sand was originally dangerous, why would you even consider bark chips?

A.gigas is right on. The other comment is apparently uneducated. Calcium sand was invented for a good intention. Unfortunately, leopard geckos cannot digest large blobs of grainy calcium. Crushed walnut shells are just plain ridiculous, undigestable.

Now if you do want to add sand, do ensure that your geckos are healthy with a sufficient diet of vitamins and calcium, they are very important if you do not want the gecko eating the substrate.


Last thing. Do not trust pet shop labels.
 
snakefin said:
If you thought sand was originally dangerous, why would you even consider bark chips?

A.gigas is right on. The other comment is apparently uneducated. Calcium sand was invented for a good intention. Unfortunately, leopard geckos cannot digest large blobs of grainy calcium. Crushed walnut shells are just plain ridiculous, undigestable.

Now if you do want to add sand, do ensure that your geckos are healthy with a sufficient diet of vitamins and calcium, they are very important if you do not want the gecko eating the substrate.


Last thing. Do not trust pet shop labels.
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i agree
 
I've used play sand by it's self and I've also mixed it 50/50 with Eco Earth or peatmoss for almost 20 years now for leopard geckos and I've never had a single issues. As long as your gecko is healthy it can pass sand if ingested. I just avoid using sand with baby/juvenile leopard geckos. But if you want a 100% safe material for your leopard geckos to live on then use ceramic or slate tiles.
 
snakefin said:
If you thought sand was originally dangerous, why would you even consider bark chips?

A.gigas is right on. The other comment is apparently uneducated. Calcium sand was invented for a good intention. Unfortunately, leopard geckos cannot digest large blobs of grainy calcium. Crushed walnut shells are just plain ridiculous, undigestable.

Now if you do want to add sand, do ensure that your geckos are healthy with a sufficient diet of vitamins and calcium, they are very important if you do not want the gecko eating the substrate.


Last thing. Do not trust pet shop labels.
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I actually didn't say we used bark chips... I believe it may be coconut husk. That was what was suggested by a few private pet store owners. We may be changeing it to the first suggestion as it sounds the safest.

Thank you so much for the feed back!
 
Vicious_Fish said:
I've used play sand by it's self and I've also mixed it 50/50 with Eco Earth or peatmoss for almost 20 years now for leopard geckos and I've never had a single issues. As long as your gecko is healthy it can pass sand if ingested. I just avoid using sand with baby/juvenile leopard geckos. But if you want a 100% safe material for your leopard geckos to live on then use ceramic or slate tiles.
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x2. I use a soil, peat and san mix in my geckos as well.
 
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