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I got a phone number to call Petco to encourage them to take their leos off sand. I called & they were friendly, but felt that "the literature" supports keeping adults leos on sand. I'm sure more phone calls w/ calm, polite, factual encouragement wouldn't hurt in getting them to change back to astroturf, which they used to use. I encouraged them to switch to Repticarpet, which they also sell, as it'd be safer for the animals & would encourage customers to buy Repticarpet from them. The # is 888-824-7257. Please call if you'd like to try to impact their sand for leos policy.
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1.0 Reverse Okeetee Corn snake Fuzzy
1.3.0 leos, Yoda, Geo, Tang, Ginger
1.0 Blue Tongue Skink Indigo (Indy)
0.1.1 frogs Buffy the Cricket Slayer, Butrose Butrose Froggy
1.1.4 firebelly newts Wayne Newton, Isaac Newton, Fig Newton, Juice Newton, Olivia Newton John & Helmut Newton
3 Hermit crabs Cletus, Jethro & Bubba
1.1.0 cats Gus & Mena

The real problem isn't adult leos on sand...its babies on sand, ill, half-dead, and dead leos, no humid hides, new babies and older leos being kept in the same enclosure, filthy set ups...and I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting... Right now we don't need to complain about them keeping adult leos on sand...we need to complain about the other stuff...
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Christina

Illini Geckos

1.3.1 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)

-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)

-0.0.1 albino (supposed Tremper)(Spitfire)

-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

This number can be used for any concerns you have. I'd encourage you to call & talk to them about your concerns.
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1.0 Reverse Okeetee Corn snake Fuzzy
1.3.0 leos, Yoda, Geo, Tang, Ginger
1.0 Blue Tongue Skink Indigo (Indy)
0.1.1 frogs Buffy the Cricket Slayer, Butrose Butrose Froggy
1.1.4 firebelly newts Wayne Newton, Isaac Newton, Fig Newton, Juice Newton, Olivia Newton John & Helmut Newton
3 Hermit crabs Cletus, Jethro & Bubba
1.1.0 cats Gus & Mena

I'm a wuss and hate calling people...I wouldn't know what to say...lol I'm just saying that the substrate adult leos are kept on shouldn't really be the key concern until all the serious stuff like leaving dead animals in the cages in some stores is taken care of.
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Christina

Illini Geckos

1.3.1 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)

-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)

-0.0.1 albino (supposed Tremper)(Spitfire)

-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

Hi

I wasn't to happy, I was just at a local petco last week, and they used to keep there L. geckos on that stuff that looks like rabit pellet food, but it's not, and well anyways I was in there last week and they just switch there tanks to calci-sand, including the baby's.

TLB

nt

The state Department of Natural Resources knows all the state reptile laws and WILL get something done.
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Christina

Illini Geckos

1.3.1 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)

-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)

-0.0.1 albino (supposed Tremper)(Spitfire)

-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)