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How would this sound: A set-up with about six inches of course calci-sand (what color sand do leopard geckos come from anyway?), with a spider plant in a pot buried in the substrate. Would the spider plant negatively affect humidity or health?
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Hulk Still Rules!!

I would not recommend sand if they are young geckos, go with floor tile or some repti-grass

I'm thinkin about some full grown older geckos, but whatever, substrate doesn't matter, what would the plant do for the gecko.
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Hulk Still Rules!!

And yes sand does matter! If theyre young dont use it! I dont know about the plant

I know that leos cant live on sand until their about 7 or 8 inches long, but this set-up is for a FULL GROWN animal, and what I mean is that IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SUBSTRATE I USE, I can always change it, but what I wanted to know was if leos are comfortable with live spider plants in their enclosures, oh ya and what color sand leos naturally occur on. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP, FRIEND
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Hulk Still Rules!!

Leos don't live on the sand dunes, they live on rocky outcroppings in the desert

Here are some pics of afghanistan. Leos are also in Pakistan.
afghanistan pics

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Sarah Stettler aka Starling
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Those pics look pretty sandy to me, but anyways, i'm only planning for some future goals, so i'm pretty flexible here, actually, another thing I was lookin at was laying down some slate and just usin sand to fill in the cracks, or using a high quality flannel-type fabric. I posted a few days back about usin flannel, any thoughts?
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Hulk Still Rules!!

The only problem I can think of is their toes getting caught in the flannel. Most of my leos are on paper towels, but I do have one tank set up with slate, and calcisand for a few inches at one end (potty area) where the slate tile ran out. Easier to clean.

The pics were just of afghanistan so you can see the colors of that country. They weren't specifically of leo habitats.
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Sarah Stettler aka Starling
Sarah@stargecko.com
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do not use sand at all. young or old.. my full grown leo is impacted now and getting him healthy again is not fun!

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how can you alleviate sand impaction, and by the way, like I told friend up there, i dont want to start a sand debate, I want to know if anyone has tried to plant a leo tank, and what would be natural color of their SUBSTRATE- not neccesarily sand- to use, thank you for any help you can give without picking a fight-for I fully realise the risk in using sand for juvi leos and even adults- but it is my opinion that a healthy and stress-free leo that is fed out of a dish will not ingest sand.
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I might be dumb but I isn't stupid: Hulk Still Rules!!