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I had a quick question about how many lbs of sand i need for a 20 L. I was thinkin 45 lbs be enough. Im gettin it cuz of employee discounts are doubled in a few weeks so i wanna stock up on future items. THanx

Don't use calci-sand. It's NOT digestable, it has been known to cause respiatory problems in other herps, and they're inclined to eat it because of its higher calcium content, which will cause impaction.
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0.0.1 Bearded Dragon (Zeo)
0.2.0 Leopard Geckos (Vienna, Chomps)
1.0.0 Golden Retriever, Rocky, 10 years young

NONE! Please follow the advise of people on this forum and breeders.. don't use sand substrate for leopard geckos! Doesn't matter what kind of sand, .. calcisand, reptisand, ground walnut shells, etc etc.. doesn't matter! Use something like ZooMed Repticarpet or paper towels.. something that the leo can't ingest... see link
Zoo Med repti carpet

Yeh i was lookin at prices today and its double waht i expected. I think ill go cage carpet route than. Just i wanted that "natural look" but really i just want a nice gecko i can watch.

on a side note ive decided to stock up on

infrared red bulbs
calcium- Herpevite w VD3

anything else i should consider with my discount thats coming up?

How old is the leo you are planning on putting on the calsi sand? I kept leos on that substrate for a couple of years without any problems at all. That does not mean there could not be problems.

I stopped using it because it is quite expensive as compared to what I currently use, which is nothing in my rubbermaid rack containers and a felt-like indoor/outdoor carpet in my display enclosures.

Steven-RGR
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Steven
Royal Gold Reptiles
Offspring available now from LV Patternless Albino stock for '03 and '04.
Working towards Bell Patternless Albinos for '05.

well he still is a baby, but i was planning to buy for the future. After reading a bit i think ill just go with cage carpet and if i dont like it ill go back to paper towels. Thanx anyways all of u for the help.