from a post of yours



Per The Bearded Dragon Manual: "Avoid unscreened/unwashed sands,particularily unprocessed silica sands because of health risks from inhaling dust lifted by the dragons digging."



exactly unwashed is bad because of the dust.



"Sand is the most easy to clean and maintain substrate."



except for those nasty parasites that will infect you dragons as they have some parasited in his gi tract



"We do not recommend any of the calcium infused sands. A dragon should get all of its nutrients, vitamins and minerals from its food sources not from eating the ground they walk on or ingesting the sand. We do not tell our kids to eat dirt to get their vitamins so why would you expect a calci-sand to provide your dragons with their calcium. "



Sand is not infused with calcium, it is made up of calcium carbonate (lime stone) rather than quartz. It is not marketed to be a source of calcium but rather as being digestable because it is made of calcium.



"We use washed/sceened NON SILICA based play sand as well as Zoo Med brand Repti-Sand."



Reptisand is silica based



"Had to put my foot down on all this arguing over sand vs. this or that as a substrate and get THE CORRECT information on record"



Don't you first have to find the correct info brother?



"Incandescent bulbs from the hardware store (household bulbs) offer nothing but heat. They do not offer your dragon any UVA or UVB output."



Are you sure about the UVA? Where is your proof?



"you must use another source to provide UVA and UVB"



Are you sure, lots of big breeders don't think so. Lots of people on here don't think you need to but that it is beneficial. Again any proof besides reptiles article by ZooMed?



"The Reptile Basking light bulbs that you buy in a pet store ARE different than what you buy in a hardware store or use as a househld bulb. The design of the reptile basking bulbs have double reflector design that focuses 35% more light and heat than regular incandescent bulbs."



Again are you sure about this? Do you have any proof?



"You want to stay away from silica based sand. Some play sands are silica based so you have to check the package. We use playsand that we screen and wash well before using as well as a great sand made by Zoo Med"



Again just plain wrong.



"I am doing you a favor spending my time educating you if you choose to insult me by saying I must be thinking of silicone breast implants then I won't waste my valuable time trying share my knowledge and share information."



We have no problem with you educating us and sharing experience as lon as you are right and have proof, that is all.



Guess that is enough you should get the point you look down on us and crap on us like we know nothing. When you run around spreading lots of misinformation. Don't throw rocks if you live in a glass house.



I don't give a poop and I do not pollute.
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Derek Affonce

DeKeAff Exotics

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