colored sand

[razor13]

I've read sevearal things about sand and causing ipaction, but my beardie is missing some toes and stuff. Will that stuff hurt him or irritate his feet and how much would it cost. Also If i use colored sand of play sand would that be okay. or does it need to be calcium sand. Or just plane old white washed sand. He's on orange calcium sand now. :?:

 

[HaleyMaree]

Colored sand will stain your beardie. Play sand isn't great either. The best way to go is not sand at all, but tile.

~Haley

 

[kevinbob]

if your going to get sand get white it will still stain him but not as bad

 

[razor13]

Ok but what does calcium sand do for them anyway

 

[BeardedAaliyah]

This thread explains it all.

viewtopic.php?f=34&t=132151

Colored sand may seem great because it looks awesome, but it isn't safe for your beardie, period. Try newspaper, tile, slate, shelf liner, or a reptile carpet. Be sure to look at the thread posted above. :mrgreen:

 

[BeardedAaliyah]

Ok but what does calcium sand do for them anyway

It's just marketing tactics. People assume that because it has calcium, it's great for reptiles, which is why people buy it. Reptiles apparently can acquire a taste for it, which gives them an even greater risk of impaction.

 

[razor13]

Is reptile sand better

 

[Kalyn876]

Honestly beardies do not live on sand at all in the wild. They live on hardened clay which has very little loose particle. Their bodies are not meant to be able to digest sand and on top of everything it will completely ruin their teeth if they accidently get it in their mouth while eating (My 11yr old beardie has only broken teeth as I housed him on sand for 6yrs) He is now on non adhesive shelf liner. The dust from sand is bad for their respiratory system and eyes. It is probably the worst thing you could house your beardie on IMO.

Kalyn

 

[razor13]

If u used tile or self liner would it hurt his feet he has had his toes bitten off and don't want to hurt them

 

[Kalyn876]

Does he have open wounds still? or is he all healed up?

If hes all healed up tile and/or shelf liner would work great and I don't think it will hurt him at all.

Kalyn

 

[razor13]

Their healed up

 

[HaleyMaree]

Then the shelf liner would be fine. They don't have any pain once its a healed./

~Haley

 

[izz]

I don't want to start a riot but live in the the beardies home country and i know they live on lots of things.
They may live in parks on grass or deserts in sand or leaflitter in the bush. They are very adaptable animals and could live on anything.


BUT, calcium sand is not good, infact its terrible.If you want to use sand use playsand. Only use sand when they are 14 or 16 inches long. Another bad thing about calci sand is that it stains their feet aand tails, making them look dirty not clean.


Please don't get angry at me but ive seen pics of wild ones in sand.

 

[HaleyMaree]

Izz. No one should get mad at you. You live in Aussie, you know what its like. And you were super polite expressing your opinon and knowlege. : )

~Haley

 

[izz]

Izz. No one should get mad at you. You live in Aussie, you know what its like. And you were super polite expressing your opinon and knowlege. : )

~Haley

Thanks!!. . Being 11 i sorta think differently to adults so i thought i might get into a tiff.