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I'm just wondering what everyones thought is on the following.....i'm not going to do it myself.

If you were to take calcium sand and grind it into a powder (i think someone has mentioned this before) do you think it would be safer for a leo? I'm very happy with using tiles and slate rocks so theres no using anything else. I'm just wondering if that would be a better option for those who insist on using sand?

Whats your thoughts?

Red
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Crested Gecko Zeek:1.0
LEOS: Boo: 1.0 normal , Bronx & Nala: 1.1 blizzard,
Lily: 0.1 patternless, Abby: 0.1 albino, Zoe: 0.1 reduced pattern, Dot: 0.1 hypo
Chip: 1.0 papillion (small dog)
2.0 bettas

In my opinion, it wouldn't be much better. Sand can't beat substrate that gets replaced everyday. Even if you scooped out the poop, there'd still be bacteria growing until you replaced the sand altogether.
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chickabowwow

3.2.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
and 1 more egg a' cookin'

being that they are in a small environment compared to the wild.

Red
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Crested Gecko Zeek:1.0
LEOS: Boo: 1.0 normal , Bronx & Nala: 1.1 blizzard,
Lily: 0.1 patternless, Abby: 0.1 albino, Zoe: 0.1 reduced pattern, Dot: 0.1 hypo
Chip: 1.0 papillion (small dog)
2.0 bettas

In '95 I acquired a pair of tangerine leopards. The male had orangeish-brown spots on his head. At that time I'd never seen one with other than black spots {there were no albinos, carrots,superhypos, etc. etc. The ultrafine red desert sand (you know the one) had just hit the market - GUARANTEED not to cause impactions. I bought a 50lb. bag and after a brief trial set up some colonies on it. Then they started pooping the stuff even though they had plenty of calcium. Of course it's always your favorite animals that have the problems, and the male impacted and died. Didn't see another tang for about four years. I love the way the sand looks but will never put another leopard or fattie on it. Nuff said.