viewtopic.php?f=34&t=244236Requirements to make a naturalistic substrate
Gormagon":15u3vlin said:I have noticed that dragons don't like to poop where they live. That leads me to think that maybe in the wild they go elsewhere to do the deed (away from their living area at the edge of their territory). This means that they are fine on the natural turf but, being cramped up in a small area, they have no other recourse. This leads to disease and parasites (fungal and, bacterial infections). This is why we keep them on non-partacal substrates as they are easy to keep clean and, safer for your dragon.
It's the moisture that is absorbed into the sand that breeds bacteria and fungi. So if it is water soluble it will harbor both.Echoplexic":1mfozw1b said:Also the exact substrate I was questioning here is actually called sands alive and is advertised as a children's play sand that is water soluble and is safe for children to ingest and cannot harbor bacteria.
It has thrived in my leopard geckos habitat and the humidity is under 40% constantly excluing her humid hide, it was just finding a balance of good hardy micro fauna that was tricky. Also I suppose finding a proper way to exclude the humidity to just the humid hide but that was easier.Gormagon":7lwf50sz said:Bioactive will not thrive in desert conditions, it requires a humidity that would be too high and, cause respiratory issues.
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