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Would zoomed repti-sand be ok to use for my dragon?How many lbs of it would I need to cover a 40 gallon breeder?

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Is vita-sand ok to use as well?

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I wouldnt use it, I have tried it before and my beardie started to lick it and he would get some in his mouth when he would eat crickets.So I changed his cage over to shelf liner it is so much easier to clean and I think that it looks better.
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Thanks Steve
Owner of:
1.1.1 Bearded Dragons
1.0.0 Iguana
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I would not use either of those. The chance of impaction is there, and it's a chance not worth taking, IMO.

I saw a dragon at the vet a few weeks ago that was impacted on that stuff. Looked absolutely aweful.

I agree with the other response. Shelf-liner is easy to clean and safe for your lizard. It may not be as pretty, but that is not what's important.
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1.0.1 bearded dragons (Ocho / Domo-kun)
0.1 kingsnake (Rio)
1.0 ferret (Playstation)
1.0 cat (Wally)
0.1 dog (Tima)

Oh yeah that stuff is ridiculously expensive compared to playsand. Depending on how thick of a substrate you prefer it could take anywhere from 4-8 bags at 10 bucks a pop to fill a breeder. I could fill your breeder to the rim with a 12 dollar, 100lb bag of playsand.

http://www.anapsid.org/substrates.html