Komodo tortoise eco terrain for skink substrate

http://www.komodoproducts.com/produc...rain-10l?id=37

Here is the English translation of what is most likely the same thing on the bag.

Your not not feeding this stuff to your skink so who cares if it's digestible. If you are that worried about impaction feed in a bowl. If your animal is properly heated and hydrated you shouldn't have an issue with a substrate like this.

Its basically organic sandy soil as far as I can tell. I'd pile it up nice and high in the enclosure wet it down so it sets and the skink can burrow if given the choice.

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Originally Posted by Jhill001

Honestly there is very little difference between the U.S. brands and the Eurobrands. Some products are exactly the same, Komodo has the cool skull hides that exoterra sells here for example. And others are just a slight variation. I'm gonna read up on the products for a bit and maybe I can give you some advice.

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That may be 100 percent true, that being said if the OP is asking for input on a certain substrate and I can't find anywhere what is actually in it, I can't say without a doubt that it is the same as "XYZ Brand" in America.

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Originally Posted by Jhill001

http://www.komodoproducts.com/produc...rain-10l?id=37

Here is the English translation of what is most likely the same thing on the bag.

Your not not feeding this stuff to your skink so who cares if it's digestible. If you are that worried about impaction feed in a bowl. If your animal is properly heated and hydrated you shouldn't have an issue with a substrate like this.

Its basically organic sandy soil as far as I can tell. I'd pile it up nice and high in the enclosure wet it down so it sets and the skink can burrow if given the choice.

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Thankyou for all the help. I am just a bit paranoid about impaction because I used those "breeder's choice" substrate as they recommended on a lot of aussie and skink websites. I used to breed skinks, so have quite a few. For six years everything was great. Then one day one of the skinks got impacted and required the vet to take out a piece of the substrate from her gut. It was probably a freak accident, or perhaps other factors, but it got me so worried that for a long time I put everything on newspaper. I am just now starting to recover and just want to find a safe alternative. Nothing wrong with doing a bit of extra research, right?

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Originally Posted by jclaiborne

That may be 100 percent true, that being said if the OP is asking for input on a certain substrate and I can't find anywhere what is actually in it, I can't say without a doubt that it is the same as "XYZ Brand" in America.

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I don't think this product is the same as anything available here but it says it's a sandy soil mix.

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Originally Posted by Jhill001

I don't think this product is the same as anything available here but it says it's a sandy soil mix.

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I would just want to make sure it wasn't calcisand or something along those lines.

Some sandy soil mixes use calcium sand. Not naming names but that is the main thing I'd be concerned about.

I still say when in doubt go dig up some dirt, treat it for mites if you are worried about it and call it a day, especially if you can't find out what is in a pre-bagged substrate.

I asked komodo directly and they said the sand is not calcium sand. However, they include small amounts of limestone grit into it. Is this an impaction risk?

There is always an impaction risk with any substrate. Heck no reason a turtle or lizard wouldn't decide to eat paper or something dumb like that. If your herp is well fed and hydrated you should be fine.

Also I'm pretty sure lime stone grit is basically just sand.