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Hi all,

I just started housing 2 month-old sulcatas in a tank with calci-sand as substrate and a large mound of timothy grass on one end for burrowing/hiding purposes. I've been told that the calci-sand is digestible by the pet store specialized in reptiles and won't cause compaction. However, the breeder who I got the tortoises from is against using sand of any sort and prefers housing on straight hay.

Anyone ever had impaction problems from digestible calci-sand? Thanks.

I've not personally had that problem with my own turtles or tortoise, but I know for a fact that my vet has seen plenty of reptiles come in with impaction because of it.
Hay is the better way to go because it's not just a substrate for them, it's a healthy snack.
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PHRatz