What substrate are you using? - Page 7

hyposhawn · #61 03-05-2009, 07:24 PM

Also,

Who uses aspen bedding and woodchips? Aren't wood chips poisonous?

youngin720 · #62 03-05-2009, 11:45 PM

I use repti-carpet. I tried sand but my poor three legged kept sinking right down in it she likes the carpet better easier to move lol

tryme · #63 03-06-2009, 06:08 AM

I know what it can do but i'm saying such a THIN layer like the dusty musky stuff you get when you kick up the sort of rocky deserts like in arizona etc that sort of thin layer thats on top.

**Riverside Reptiles** · #64 03-06-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by hyposhawn

Sand could cause impaction!

So can feeding meal worms. So can poor husbandry (the actual main cause of impaction). Lot's of things CAN happen. If you bother to take the time and read this thread as intended, you might actually learn a thing or two about substrates and leopard geckos. And that's not just directed at you...that's directed at everyone that comes to this thread, skips right to the end of it, and without reading the facts and opinions of others, posts something like, "sand can cause impaction". READ THE THREAD PEOPLE! You might actually learn something.

hyposhawn · #65 03-06-2009, 07:45 PM

Meal worms cause impaction?!

**Riverside Reptiles** · #66 03-06-2009, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hyposhawn

Meal worms cause impaction?!

They most certainly can.

tryme · #67 03-07-2009, 05:12 AM

yeah can but not likely imo.

**Riverside Reptiles** · #68 03-07-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by tryme

yeah can but not likely imo.

As likely as sand (which is not very likely if proper husbandry techniques are followed).

BDM · #69 03-07-2009, 12:52 PM

I feed mostly mealworms, and haven't had a single gecko get impacted from them, why? Because I keep my temperatures high. I have my hot spot up to 95-96F, this keeps the geckos nice and warm with perfect temperatures to properly digest their foods. Same with sand, a few licks of sand isn't going to do to much harm if they have good husbandry (temps high, water bowl present, etc.).

For the poll, I use either blank paper towel or nothing at all.

hyposhawn · #70 03-07-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Riverside Reptiles

As likely as sand (which is not very likely if proper husbandry techniques are followed).

What's up with meal worm impaction?