Hi, i'm new to the site!!
Just a quick question - we were recently given a 1 year old leo (who wasn't looked after properly) and came to us with sand in his viv! Is it better to put sand in the viv or kitchen towels?

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1.0.0 Leo Stevie
Smudge the Gerbil
Sam the Kitty Cat

Hello and

Kitchen towels They can eat the sand which could cause compaction.

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Berni, Macey's other half and mummy to:
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon- Spike
0.0.2 Turtles- Jay Jay (Cumberland) & Spot (YBS)
1.2.1 Leopard Geckos- Cotton (Blizzard), Shadow (High Yellow), Storm (Super Mack Snow) & Truffle (Tremper Albino)
0.0.9 Coldwater Fishes- Ben, Jerry, Rocky, Fifi, Ali, Tyson, Tiger, Golfball & Billy

Thanks for clearing that one up!!

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1.0.0 Leo Stevie
Smudge the Gerbil
Sam the Kitty Cat

Hello!

That's a huge debate with everyone having a different answer. For aesthetic reasons sand is better, as it looks more natural. But for just about every other reason Kitchen towels are better, aswell as safer. It's a matter of personal choice aslong as you understand the risks of impaction if using sand.

Personally I use sand and have never had a problem but I know many people who only use kitchen towels. There are alternatives like Repti-Carpet and Lino. Some people even use tiles.

We have been using sand for about a month and he seems to be happy enough but just reading some of the posts on here i wasn't too sure if we were doing the right thing!!

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1.0.0 Leo Stevie
Smudge the Gerbil
Sam the Kitty Cat

It's personal judgement really. I don't use sand with very young animals. I'll only generally use it with adults and I don't have any problems.

i had leos since i was 12 and always used sand and never had a problem! down to personal preference really!

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owned
boa constrictor imperator 0.1.0
leopard gecko 1.0.1
Cats 1.1.0
Bearded Dragons 1.1.0

wish list
super golden child retic 1.1.0
super tiger Retic 0.1.0
boa constrictor imperator 1.0.0 (some sort of morph stud)

As already stated, sand is maybe better for adults !!

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