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aworldoffrogs
at Thu Aug 31 23:12:50 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by aworldoffrogs ]
CRUSHED WALNUTS SHELL BIG NO NO AS IT WILL CUT THE INSIDES OF THE ANIMALS AND AS FAR AS YOUR SEEDS, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM AS IT SEEMS TO CAUSE A PARASITE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF ITS DIFFICULTY TO KEEP IT CLEAN OF FECAL MATTER.
We have had ours for about seven years, since he was a baby, and we try to keep our animals' substrate as close as possible to the region they are from, which in the case of Egyptian Uros means sand. I use construction grade sand. I rinse it, bake it in the oven at 350 degrees for an hour then I let the sand cool before putting the lizard on it. I prefer this sand over all sands because it is extremely low in silicates, which also can cut their insides. Under no circumstances get trapped into buying those store bought calcium sands as they do not disolved and will cause gut impactions. I hope this help.
Good luck to you and your lizards.
James
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RE: Constipation....need advice please - aworldoffrogs, Thu Aug 31 23:12:50 2006