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[QUOTE="kayanarka, post: 1999852, member: 116094"] Thanks. Another person says I was irresponsible not taking him to the vet when I got him, your saying irresponsible taking him to the vet so soon. 🤷 I picked up this book: [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot_20220813-092538_Kindle.jpg"]72906[/ATTACH] The author suggests a vet visit early on to check for parasites before it is too late. It sounds like a good idea even if it adds a little stress. Of course I have no idea if the vet will even have a spot for me to come in for another 2 months. The book also suggest that play sand is not an impaction risk, calcium based sand IS an impaction risk because calcium sand can clump i side the lizzard. This sand is Australian sand from the lizards natural habitat, I feel like he should survive a grain or two. When he licks it, he does not pick it up into his mouth. The book also says mealworms are ok for anything but a recent hatchling. He is not being given many mealworms, just a few in the veggies to create movement. I do have BSFL on the way which I will use instead once it shows up. [ATTACH type="full"]72907[/ATTACH] This book seems a little more researched, and includes two doctors in the list of authors. This book agrees with you that babies should not be kept on a sand substrate, and also agrees that mealworms are a bad idea, but because of the high phosphate content. [S]If you have any books or links to actual scientific research to back up the sand or mealworm concerns I would love to see it. I would not count blogs or internet articles unless by a doctor, biologist, or published author. [/S]There are just too many myths on the internet that tend to turn into being accepted as fact. [/QUOTE]
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