Hi guys,
I am new to owning a bearded dragon although my partner and I have owned other reptiles before. Substrate being the one thing I hadn't researched before hand, we took the pet store recommendation of getting calcium sand for his housing. However, after hours of researching I have found out that it is a definite NO No.
My question is: he has only been settled in his new home for about 18 hours. Should I let him adjust some more before removing the sand or go ahead and do it sooner rather than later?
I am tempted to do ASAP because she is also not very interested in eating yet and we wanted to try some crickets instead of mealworms, which means she may end up eating some sand if she does decide to eat the crickets? Would it be better to get her eating and take the risk of ingesting the sand for about a week, then change it?
Any tips for acclimating my baby beardie would be greatly appreciated.