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Sand as Substrate for a Beardy?

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  • 01-02-2008 8:21pm
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    wallzy234
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    is it ok to use sand??
    ive heard alot of people saying no, but im using reptile carpet at the moment and i hate it!

    can i switch to sand? my beardy is about 9-10 inches!?


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    Bainne2
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    Right I know nothing about beardies :p But I have heard people say that it is best not to give them sand as a youngster because they can eat it and it can cause blockages. They also might eat the pine chippings and if they get caught in the gut it could tear it :eek:


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    Vinnie K
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    No, dont put them on sand even the so called safe calci sand is a killer, now some people keep them on it and have no problem but i woudnt risk it. Your best bet is kitchen towel or news paper, but if you did wanna put something different down try some woo chipping but put down some newspaper/kitchen towel during feeding time and drop the cricks on to that so that when there gulping up a cricket they wont eat a bit of wood instead.


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    daauneal
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    I have sand in mine Ive got two beardies and the're about the same size as yours, ( ones about 9 inches the others 8 ) it works fine for them and the dont swallow any because i bought a very coarse sand so its to big to easily stick to the crickets . I dont like wood chipping that much myself because it can still be eaten by mistake and also its easier for the small crickets to hide under the chipping . just make sure the sand doesn't get wet. if you do decide to get sand then I would go with coarse sand and fair bit of it so its about 1 inch thick as it forms a nice solid ground for them and it doesn't really move that much . It also give them the option to bury their heads if the want to go asleep or the bulb is to bright for their eyes.


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