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Posted by KelliH on November 15, 2002 at 02:13:40:
In Reply to: Sand is by FAR the best substrate... posted by Rick on November 14, 2002 at 00:58:29:
Funny how most of the people who regularly post in this forum these days are so anti sand. Perhaps you think that those of us that have been working with these animals for many years (I remember when high yellows were still high dollar and patternless? what the heck is that?) are ignorant when it comes to their husbandry and natural history. If sand were such an evil killer of leopard geckos, why would the majority of the big breeders use it?
What substate a keeper uses is his or her personal choice. There is no formula for keeping any herp, you really have to absorb all of the things you learn from various caresheets, other hobbiests, websites, and forums such as these, and then experiment and figure out what works best for you and your animals. I used washed playsand for years as a substrate for my adult leopard gecko colonies with zero impaction problems. I prefer to use paper towel these days but only because it makes cleaning cages go by a lot faster! I heard that slate is a great substrate choice but with the rack systems i use it just isn't an option, LOL.
Oh well, just my 2 cents on the sand issue (again) ;-)
