water crystals in sand????

[ibanezboy21]

im planning to use sand in my enclosure (please no sand debates lol) and i was thinking off adding water crystals in with the sand so if she poops, the crystal will absorb most of the water

good idea?

 

[causeascene203]

Think about what will happen if she ingests the water crystals.

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Think what liquid the crystal will absorb. As the ubove poster said what if the dragon eats it. A big yummy ball of filth.

 

[zebraflavencs]

You'll still have to dig those out of the sand. Better safe than sorry
Janie.

IT was a good idea though maybe used in your potted plants would be a better use ?

 

[ibanezboy21]

doubt she will eat it, im planning to have a tiled area and sand area
i had her on sand when she was younger (didn't know it was bad) and she never ate any.

 

[BadCon]

In concentrated form, water crystals are toxic....never feed animals dry watercrystals. Also, as anyone who has ever let dry water crystals fall down a drain will know, they do pose an impaction risk. My kitchen sink still doesn't drain properly...

 

[jargonchipmunk]

In concentrated form, water crystals are toxic....never feed animals dry watercrystals. Also, as anyone who has ever let dry water crystals fall down a drain will know, they do pose an impaction risk. My kitchen sink still doesn't drain properly...

this is the most compelling argument against the use of these in the cage. Beardie licks a couple tiny crystals up, no prob. Tiny crystals get a LOT bigger in its stomach, and while they may do no harm themselves, they can start an impaction of other things while they're there.

another thing i'd say is you're basically simply delaying the inevitable. Sand is sand is sand. It'll still house the bacterias whether you use water crystals to attempt to absorb some of it or not. In fact, you'll probably end up digging all the water crystals out thinking you're doing well until you realise that they only absorb the water from the urates and leave all sorts of baddies behind. It's like Carbon in a fish tank filter. It doesn't really do anything after the break in cycle of the tank. It just makes people more lazy, trusting in fresh carbon to hold them over between water changes.

the quoted reason above would be the biggie for me though. The second is just me talking too much