Was just wondering what everyones thoughts were on washed children's play sand as opposed to Calci-sand. Now I know there are gonna be some who are strictly against sand all together. Just want some thoughts.
Thanks Steve
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Sand
SteveISU
Sep 02, 2003 08:55 PM
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bigguykev36
Sep 02, 2003 09:02 PM
ONLY Adult Leos, and FINE playground sand.... is acceptable, however, not reccomended. Hope this helps! Good luck!
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SteveISU
Sep 02, 2003 09:14 PM
Definetly, my baby tang is on repti-carpet right now and I always sift the play sand prior to putting them on it. Calci-sand is just two darn expensive.
kwikgecko
Sep 02, 2003 09:46 PM
ANYTHING that is put in the cage or comes in contact w/ a gecko needs to be cleaned first (including sand, wood, 'new' bowls from a pet store, ect.) then rinsed and aired of any residue and fumes. look on www.Drgecko.com for further disinfectants, but you could wash the sand first then bake it 375F 30-45 minutes to kill bacteria and such.
geeboo
Sep 02, 2003 11:28 PM
I would go with the play sand over Calci-sand myself. Even what we call Masonary sand around here is a very fine sand. Don't really mess with sand anymore due to the maintenance of it.
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