I’d really like to steer you away from using play sand for your geckos. You said that you noticed him licking the sand and that is a very big warning to you that it could become an impaction problem. I know that play sand has pretty large granules and is therefore an even greater risk. Has this gecko been kept on sand most of his life?



I have a large tile cage, and was able to get the guy at home depot to cut the tile to exactly fit my cage. I’d suggest putting paper towels in the uncovered area, and it would be ideal if your gecko pooped there. I have a folded piece of paper towel in the bathroom area of my tile cage and it makes cleaning easier.



I’ve just heard so many horror stories of leos getting impacted, I would hate to hear that your gecko/s had problems too. If you insist on using sand, try to stick to the finer grain sand like Repti-sand or a similar product. Hope this helps and keep us posted.



DaveCable

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• Tile setup ? - buffysmom, Mon Dec 29 22:25:11 2003
• RE: Tile setup ? - iluvblackfrancis, Tue Dec 30 00:52:27 2003
• sand = bad... - DaveCable, Tue Dec 30 03:42:03 2003
• RE: sand = bad... - iluvblackfrancis, Tue Dec 30 04:05:19 2003