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What's the best substrate for adult Leo's? I'd like sand, but I know it can impact them... is there any kind of calcium type sand that is ok? No paper towels cause I want it to look nice. I'd also like to stay away from Repti-bark. Before I got a few of these guys I was primarily a snake keeper and I'm used to the convenience of just buying aspen in bulk and always having it around. Things like Repti-bark are just too expensive to do that with.
Thanks in advance,
-Will

hello, im currently using newspaper for my adults because its to much of a inconvience to clean because i have a preety large coloney and they pooh alot.But for one or two geckos i think its ok to use calci-sand which is made bye t-rex.

if your so concerned about looks, and would rather it look nice then the leos being safe, then you really shouldnt have a leo. if your goin to get a baby the only thing you really should keep them on is paper towls. leos come from clay rocky shelfs, that have a fine sand cover. in my enclosure i have half sand, and half clay tile. the sand is only as thick as the tile. this is the most natirual thing for them. the sand i use is zoo med Vita-sand. that is the only kind of sand that should be used. here is a pic of one of my 4 cages.

hope that helps
nevin
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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-peace&chaos (rip sunshine)
2.1 leopard geckos-killer, narvana, sallean,
1.1 blizzerd lizzard-grim & marical
.1 bell leopard gecko-ecstacy
.1 tremper leopard gecko-euphoria
.2. amazon tree boas-sweetness&carnage
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-stimpy R.I.P.
0.1.0 bearded dragon-blaze
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

"dont become classified. if you are nothing, then you can be anything."

i use ceramic tile, easy to clean, safe, conduct heat from the heat pad very well...kinda look nice too 2 twelve inch tile cost about 5 bucks. I get mine for free in a carpet store.

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Mizar 21
1.0 Collared lizard (Ganymede)
1.0 Leopard Gecko (Gethsemani)
1.0 Nerodia Fasciata (Serpentard)
1.2 Cats