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best substrate for a dig box for a beardie who licks everything??
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[QUOTE="Badwolfe, post: 1982753, member: 113003"] A mixture of topsoil, clay and sand is the best thing you could give to your dragon to dig in. As long as your temperature and lighting are correct then there is no risk of impaction. All this grossly incorrect information on loose substrates causing impaction is as a result of people who kept / keep dragons purely on sand (particularly calci-sand). Beardies in the wild do not live on carpet and neither do they spend their entire lives on hard surfaces (such as tile). Both of these come with their own sets of problems that can cause medical issues and restrict a range of behaviours in your dragon that would be displayed in the wild. The make-up of a Beardies substrate in the wilds of the Outback consists of soil, sand and clay. Nature has spent millions of years adapting your pet to not only exist but thrive on such substrates. Problems only occur if you use just sand. Just because your boy licks everything he encounters does not mean he's eating it (or intends to) they are just assessing things by taste and smell. He is using the Jacobsons organ in the top of his mouth to get a full picture of his surroundings. Even if he does accidently swallow small amounts of soil, clay or sand a dragon with a healthy digestive system will pass them through with no problems. In fact your dragon will have more chance of impaction from things like nibbling on artificial plants than a correctly blended loose substrate! [/QUOTE]
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