If you want to keep your beardies on that "stuff" made by "those companies" you go right ahead and do it.



With all of the horrible, horrible stuff that I have read over and over again about how so many animals have died horrible deaths using those substrates (calci-sand, etc) I can tell you I ABSOLUTELY will not force my beloved pet to live on it.



Sure it may look nice but what exactly is it you're looking for? A decent looking cage that houses your animal for 7-10 years or a great looking one (in your opinion) that houses it for 2 years then kills it. That's when you decide to never use the stuff again and feel terrible that YOU killed your pet. And yes, if you use it and your pet dies because of it, YOU killed it, not the substrate. I believe that because of all of the evidence and warnings people who have kept beardies for years say about those substrates.



"YOU" is not directed at any one individual, it is directed at all who read this post. It is also only my opinion but I would bet many other experienced (more than me) beardie keepers would agree with most of what I have posted.
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Rob Talkington

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