are you sure it is dusty? we don't have any dust problems at all...



i have seen some goofy keepers completely miss the point, and use whatever dirt they have sitting around, leave it completely dry, and certainly have dust, but they are doing it boneheadedly anyway, so wrong is wrong. a good dirt, in a good setup, should not be a dust problem. if it is, you are using the wrong dirt, the wrong water content, or both : )



as for bird seed being a "much better alternative" i think you are also missing part of the point : )



birdseed is a lousy substrate regardless! it doesn't serve any healthy, useful purpose, except to make your life (the keeper) easier. easier still would be cast the Uros in bronze so that they just sit there like statues, and don't need food, heat, or any substrate. or maybe put them in the freezer...



just because something is "easier" for the keeper doesn't make it a good choice for the animal. most of us bypassed the "easy" choice by choosing to be responsible for the life and health of a live captive reptile. might as well do the best possible job for the animal, and not default into what is now "easiest" : )



i am challenging the state of Uro husbandry, because it seems to be off track and misguided. if folks wanted an animal to keep in a glass fish tank, perhaps they should have chosen fish. by choosing a burrowing, digging desert lizard, you are truly asking for the challenges that come along with it : )



thanks so much for the discussion! : )



(you can make the soil setup work for you, you just have to try!)
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