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Hello, we went to the desert this weekend and brought back some sand for our Sulcata's enclosure. I figured it would be a good natural change. We put the Sulcata in the enclosure with the sand and after about 5 minutes, it ate a small pebble "about half the size of a cherry pit". Our Sulcata is pretty young "weighing about 270 grams", so I am wondering if this is normal and I should be concerned? We put it back in the old enclosure, but I am worried about it digestion system, etc. Please let me know any feedback!

Thank you for your help!

Kerry

Kerry as long as your sulcata is well hydrated it shouldn't be a problem. Increase soakings to make sure its well hydrated. I assume you always have water in the enclosure. As far as sand goes it's not a good substrate by itself. Too dry. Mix it 50/50 with coconut coir (bed-a-beast). I use this and mist daily because it's so dry this time of year (New Yorker).

Julia

Julia,

Thank you for the feedback! We do keep it pretty hydrated, but I will do some additional soaking to make sure! Thank you again!

Best Regards,

Kerry