Quote Originally Posted by Beardedragon View Post
So your saying that as long as only a couple die its perfectly fine ?? To me thats not being a good owner if you think that way.What if your favorite gecko is the one to do it? Sand harbors bacteria like a sponge and is a pain to clean, I just do not see why people use it? Impaction happens over time, each little grain on their food slowly adds up, ive seen it plenty of times in leos and beardies. Now, if your happy that only a few LOVED pets are dieing from sand and as long as a few hundreds are doing fine, then so be it.
I'm saying that your lack of intellectual obsevation is evident. In abundance.

Sand does NOT harbor bacteria. It is non-organic. It is dead. I cannot support bacteria if it is dry. If you keep it wet, then, and only then, can bacteria that are found in reptiles and are detrimental to them, be found.

You go right ahead and love your lizard just as much as you want. I won't fault you for it, it's your choice. I'll feel as I do about mine regardless of how you feel.

If one dies of impaction, it was NOT meant to pass on its genes. Not every single one of every single animal is meant to survive and reproduce. We step in and change up Nature's plan. Cool. You do whatever you need to in order for you to feel good about yourself.

How about you give me the same option without your getting your backhairs all up over it?

You've shown how you feel, proven that you will try to fool us with data that is NOT even pertinant to the discussion at hand, and that you anthropomorphise just a tad more than I do.

Give your lizard all the hugs and kisses you want. I will continue to treat mine like the lizards they are. My oldest will turn 16 this summer. I MUST be doing something wrong, eh?