From PetGuys.com



Zoo Med Repti Sand is an all natural substrate for desert dwelling reptiles. It stimulates natural digging and burrowing behavior and is an excellent egg-laying medium for many reptiles. Natural colored, pure Quartz desert sand has no added dyes or chemicals. Excellent for Bearded Dragons, Leopard Geckos, Soft-shelled Turtles, Tarantulas & Scorpions, Desert Iguanas, etc. Shipping weight: 5 1/4 lbs.





From petsmart.com



ZooMed Repti Sand

Pure, very fine quartz desert sand is the ideal substrate for a variety of desert dwelling reptiles including Bearded Dragons, Leopard Geckos, Sand Boas and more. Stimulates natural digging and burrowing behavior; also an excellent egg-laying medium for many reptiles.



Quartz sand is SiO2 or Silicone Dioxide which is also known as Silica sand. Don't believe me here is a link to a MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) of a play sand maker.



consumer.kpmindustries.com/documents/MSDS/KING Play Sand.pdf



Dude you need to come down off your high horse and stop looking down your nose at people around here. Believe it or not some of us do know what the f we are talking about. I know you know everything though and we are all morons. Dude relax yourself if you disagree with someone provide proof to back up your story it is that simple. Above is proof that this natural ZOO MED sand is actually silica based. The danger of silica is the dust from it. It causes respiratory problems for dragons. This is why they screen and wash play sand to remove oversized particles and also the dust. From the moment you started to post on this forum I and several others have felt that you were the new know it all, and thought you were so much better than all us. You write very degrading posts about trying to educate us but provide us with no proof. Turns out that wendy was right and you were wrong. Think you should go apologize and lick your wounds. Also think that you were wrong on the UVA thing. And going a while back you mentioned how you were trying to help us out by teaching us what UVB does, but didn't want it to get too technical. Believe it or not everyone that owns a reptile is not an uneducated idiot. I for one am not. I have a BS and MS in Mechanical engineering and am within 2 years of having my PhD in Biomedical engineering. So I do know a thing or two and also know that when I make a statement I need to be able to back it up with proof. Something you do not seem to understand. You just say this and that and provide no proof.



Oh and moderators go ahead and yank it i don't give a poop and I don't polute.
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Derek Affonce

DeKeAff Exotics

dekeaffexotics.com

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