| Do you think you know enough about leopard gecko | | | | pay attention to some crucial things. However, this |
| care? Well, may be you do, but reading this article | | | | doesn't mean the risk is gone. |
| should help anyway. | | | | Firstly, make sure you go for the right category of |
| There is a massive craze around the world for | | | | sand. If you look closely in pet stores, you can find |
| keeping leopard geckos at pets. This has grown | | | | sands labeled as "reptile safe". Sometimes they are |
| more recently. Are you keen to get a leopard gecko | | | | labeled as "digestible". So always remember that |
| for the first time in life? You should know that this | | | | originally sand is a form of silica. |
| little creature is not like most other reptiles. Let us | | | | So there's no way a gecko can digest it...trust me on |
| take a look at the best ways to take care of | | | | this! You should also keep in mind that the bigger the |
| leopard geckos. | | | | sand particles are, the higher threats they will pose |
| Many people hold different views on leopard gecko | | | | for leopard geckos. Large sands are notorious for |
| issues. You can see this in many reptile forums. Some | | | | causing impaction. |
| say that it is good to use sand as a substrate for | | | | Some reptile hobbyists have misconceptions regarding |
| typical leopard geckos. But some hobbyists won't | | | | what the right form of sand should be. They think |
| entirely agree to this. | | | | that "washed play sand" are ideal. The logic of these |
| They insist that it is good to house your gecko by | | | | hobbyists is that these types of sands are finer - |
| using sand. The logic here is clear - sand tends to | | | | especially when compared to those sands you see in |
| provide a better natural look. They say this adds a | | | | most pet stores. |
| better view with vivarium decoration. But did you | | | | On the first thought, these washed play sand seem |
| know that using sand could be risky here? However | | | | like easy on reptiles when they swallow it. But it is |
| here are some ways to reduce the risk. | | | | safer to filter out those bigger sized sands before |
| You can use various lower risk things for the | | | | you let your gecko crawl on it. You can use any fine |
| vivarium substrate. Are you sure that sand is the only | | | | screen/filter for doing that. |
| thing you wish use as substrate? Then it's better to | | | | |