Hi
I'm curious what type of sand you have used that has been harmful to your monitors.
Personally I can't make play sand work. Its all fine particles and doesn't holds structures (burrows) well, at least my animals don't burrow in it.
I use paver sand and general purpose sand mixed with topsoil. I have had 4 successful ackie nestings in this mix and it holds a decent burrow, but I still dont think it is quite right yet. And only 4 nestings is not a significant number.
With my animals I have had to continually change mixtures, as I've never been to where the animals are native to I can't see the soil types they use in nature. So I test. I try to keep conditions the same in the cage and test different mixtures, see what they use more.

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