I'm new to Cresties and plan on picking up my first one this weekend, I was just curious on a few options I have as far as natural substrate. I keep reading that ingesting substrate is a common issue with cresties, and the last thing I want is death by impaction. I know its cheaper and easier to go with papertowels or newspaper, But I myself perfer the more natural look.

Does anyone use, or has heard of anyone using, T-Rex Bone Aid Calci-Sand without issues?

Product discription.....

"T-Rex Calci-Sand is a fine granular calciferous sand specially prepared to be the ideal reptile cage substrate for snakes, lizards, tortoises, and turtles.
T-Rex Calci-Sand is the only substrate for reptiles designed to be not only ingestible, but digestible when swallowed. Many reptiles freely eat particles of sand and other substrates in an effort to gain the calcium that they require. T-Rex Calci-Sand allows this process to occur naturally in the vivarium.

T-Rex Calci-Sand (being a mineral) is safe in direct contact with heating elements. It conducts heat well and is suitable for use with heat mats or cables buried under it to a shallow depth. It does not harbor mites nor the growth of molds or fungus.

T-Rex Calci-Sand makes spot cleaning both easy and accurate. It clumps readily to wet waste material, drying it and preventing it from being spread."



Thanks for your time.