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OK I know there has been some talk... but I am still going to ask! What is the best substrates for leopard geckos? I am thinking of going with sand and then just feeding them in a seperate tank...... Is that a good idea?
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geckos don't always eat in seperate tanks. they seem to like eating in their home where they're comfortable. i used T-rex calci-sand for nearly 3 years with no problems. i only stopped because it got to expensive. paper towels are the easiest to use, and safest. repti carpet is pretty easy too, and just as safe.
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A lot of people on here seem to be using tiles with sand between them like grout.. I'm using calci-sand at the moment but like the look of the tiles so am thinking of going that way..

A good friend of mine lost a gecko to calci-sand (impaction) and I almost did but luckily she survived and is fine now. It isn't 100% going to happen but I personally won't take that risk with my gecko's lives. Sand isn't even a large part of the leos natural ennvironment so I wouldn't use it.
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~Andrea

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I didn't like sand, because it was hard to eliminate the poop smell even though I'd regularly scoop out the poop.
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