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and he tried to like attack me.. normal or no? he's new so could he have just felt threatened..and if so how long before he warms up to me..

also i have a moist sand substance in the bottom of his tank.. umm exact name i dont know off the top of my head and he ate some.. will he be ok? he was attacking a cricket and missed the cricket..

thanks for the help in advance
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..she sees in black and white, while she dreams in color..

Missing a cricket and eating sand is what caused the impaction in my gecko and ever since then, i've kept my gecko's on newspaper/paper towels.
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Just Another Herp Crazy Person
Allan
0.2 Leopard Geckos
0.1 Bearded Dragon
1.0 Fire Skink

If it is a newly aquired animal, or is young, then its defensive behavior is normal. As the leo ages or becomes settled in it will calm down quite considerably. A mouthful of sand can be potentially dangerous. Not only does it irritate the leos delicate mouth, the sand could cause an impaction. If you are against getting rid of the sand for a safer substrate, feed the leo from a dish from now on to prevent the accidental ingestion of sand.

Cleo

I was told the stuff I have for him {just went to talk to someone} is safe for geckos. It is't sand it's umm Coconut Husk. A damp soil type material. I was told not to use sand for him because he can eat it and it's harmfull. I do feed him in a dish for mealies but crickets well they have a mind of their own!
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..she sees in black and white, while she dreams in color..

Ingesting any small particled bedding isn't good. To keep the crickets in a dish pinch off the jumping legs and make sure the dish has walls high enough to keep the crickets in.

Cleo
1:1 leopard geckos...soon to be 1:5!!!