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Let me know what you guys think!
I know I've been MIA for a while, but after re-reading what I wrote 2 years ago, it was really starting to bother me. I felt like the way I presented the info make it sound like a huge anti-sand rant, and not really the most intelligent one either... :roll: So, I re-wrote 90% of it. I tried to make it a little more balanced in opinion, so I did include more information on housing them in the safest way possible on particle substrate, and I also mention what the best substrate mix is IMO, if you want to go the loose substrate route. Hopefully this doesn't upset anyone here, but the way it was written before I don't think it sounded very credible, and seeing what some other forums had said about it made me feel like some changes were necessary.
Plus, if done right, I don't necessarily think that all loose substrates are pure evil. Right now I have two naturalistic vivarium with live plants, microfauna, the whole 9 yards... And I absolutely love them, and so do the inhabitants. I don't plan on doing that for Dudley or my leopard geckos, but it's changed the way I think about natural vs. sterile setups. It's absolutely fascinating how you can put an awesome, tiny ecosystem in a glass box. I've been trying to figure out a dig box so I can try the top soil/sand mix once Duds gets out of brumation. He's getting older and he needs something new to make his life a little more interesting!
Anyways, while it's still unlocked for editing, let me know if you have any suggestions! I think I did decently on the writing, but feel free to go full grammar-Nazi on me. Hopefully it doesn't sound like it was written by a 17 year old girl anymore... Because I'm 19 now, duh.
Let me know what you guys think!
I know I've been MIA for a while, but after re-reading what I wrote 2 years ago, it was really starting to bother me. I felt like the way I presented the info make it sound like a huge anti-sand rant, and not really the most intelligent one either... :roll: So, I re-wrote 90% of it. I tried to make it a little more balanced in opinion, so I did include more information on housing them in the safest way possible on particle substrate, and I also mention what the best substrate mix is IMO, if you want to go the loose substrate route. Hopefully this doesn't upset anyone here, but the way it was written before I don't think it sounded very credible, and seeing what some other forums had said about it made me feel like some changes were necessary.
Plus, if done right, I don't necessarily think that all loose substrates are pure evil. Right now I have two naturalistic vivarium with live plants, microfauna, the whole 9 yards... And I absolutely love them, and so do the inhabitants. I don't plan on doing that for Dudley or my leopard geckos, but it's changed the way I think about natural vs. sterile setups. It's absolutely fascinating how you can put an awesome, tiny ecosystem in a glass box. I've been trying to figure out a dig box so I can try the top soil/sand mix once Duds gets out of brumation. He's getting older and he needs something new to make his life a little more interesting!
Anyways, while it's still unlocked for editing, let me know if you have any suggestions! I think I did decently on the writing, but feel free to go full grammar-Nazi on me. Hopefully it doesn't sound like it was written by a 17 year old girl anymore... Because I'm 19 now, duh.