Severe Impaction: This is why you should not use sand

[varanio]

How is reptile carpet any different then paper towel?

I dont understand your point here..... did I ever advocate paper towel, or are you making an arguement that both paper towel and carpet are good for fossorial reptiles? Both of which I hope you arent condoning because Id figure you would know better.

Would you like to sit in jail cell in white walls only with just a bunk bed and sheet and pillow to sleep in at night?

 

[cassharper]

I had the same problem but not so bad
It's kind of more expensive but buy "calcium sand" or "repti-sand"
It basically melts and turns to calcium in there digestive system!!!

I had heard never use calcium sand due to it's grain size, and the amount of sand they would absorb is negligible anyways. I could be wrong though, that's happened at least twice in my life.

 

[kafiltafiisch]

thats horrible that poor leo

 

[varanio]

I had the same problem but not so bad
It's kind of more expensive but buy "calcium sand" or "repti-sand"
It basically melts and turns to calcium in there digestive system!!!

Calci sand is serrated and sharp and could cut their insides, the other alternative you offered is much much better

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

You're saying that carpet eliminates all natural functions that the reptile would perform. Wouldn't you say that paper towel would do the same? I am not recommending carpet because it can carry bacteria in it but I do however recommend paper towel. Maybe not for bearded dragons since I have no experience with them but for leos I highly recommend paper towel.

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

Calci sand is serrated and sharp and could cut their insides, the other alternative you offered is much much better

Agreed calci sand is the worse sand you could use.

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

What, you didn't know that pakistan is covered in paper towels? Gotta keep it natural.

I just leave a bowl of calcium out of my guys, and after they eat, they'll just go much some calcium. Kinda off topic, but really cool none-the-less

A glass box really isn't natural now is it?

 

[varanio]

You're saying that carpet eliminates all natural functions that the reptile would perform. Wouldn't you say that paper towel would do the same? I am not recommending carpet because it can carry bacteria in it but I do however recommend paper towel. Maybe not for bearded dragons since I have no experience with them but for leos I highly recommend paper towel.

You can get away with it for leos granted your giving a humidity/laying hide, but bearded dragons not so.... perhaps the first couple of weeks after pipping, for those finicky purell hand santizier using people and yes I will say it again and again, reptiles that love to dig to burrow/thermoregulate/nest/escape predators will perish in paper towel carpet conditions, leopard geckos are mostly found in nooks and crevices, which is why you can use a hide and be able to use paper towels. Their small sizes help in this case as well.

 

[varanio]

A glass box really isn't natural now is it?

I think seth shows a great example of how to keep a leo gecko properly, we took them out of the wild and placed them in a glass box, but we should at least make them comfortable

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

You can get away with it for leos granted your giving a humidity/laying hide, but bearded dragons not so.... perhaps the first couple of weeks after pipping, for those finicky purell hand santizier using people and yes I will say it again and again, reptiles that love to dig to burrow/thermoregulate/nest/escape predators will perish in paper towel carpet conditions, leopard geckos are mostly found in nooks and crevices, which is why you can use a hide and be able to use paper towels. Their small sizes help in this case as well.

Alright, at least we are on the same page I suppose.