Calci-sand?

Repti-Carpet it also available in grey I believe. You should be able to special order it.

That sounds nice - there you go, Cody! Might look nicer than paper towels and without the worry of sand type substrates. =)

Repti-carpet looks nice, until the first time you see a gecko who missed a cricket and is twisting around trying to get his tooth unstuck from the carpet, or one who has hooked a toe nail into the carpet and is thrashing about trying to get free.

Sorry that I'm being such a doom and gloomer in this thread. :(

I just feel that the animals well being should come before an owners desire to have a "cool" looking set-up.;)

Ouch! That doesn't sound good...I'll just shut up now and leave the advice to the experts! Thanks for pointing out the shortcomings of the carpet. =)

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Sorry that I'm being such a doom and gloomer in this thread. :(

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No worries man! You brought up some valid points that I had not considered either. And they are good reasons not to use the carpet.

playsand is an alternative... it's what we use. ;) calcisand unfortunately turns to a hard lump and can cause impaction.

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I just feel that the animals well being should come before an owners desire to have a "cool" looking set-up.;)

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i agree

Quick question as I'm trying to learn about the proper husbandry with an eye to someday owning some leopard gecko's. I think I saw somewhere online a guy that had his enclosure set up with slate fitted in the tank bottom as a substrate (as well as some cave type structures and fake plants, etc....I remember this is was quite attractive). Is slate a viable option as far as safety, cleanliness, ability to heat using a UTH, etc.?



~~Jo~~