#Terrarium issues

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safe ice
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Hello!
I‘ve been wanting a leopard gecko for a bit and my terrariums near finishing but now i find out jungle bedding ground is apparently not fitting for them :/

The store clarks who sell the geckos sold and told me all the information
So i wanna know what else is wrong and is the ground rlly that bad for a gecko ty!

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also the fine sand im rlly not sure about this terrarium anymore:/

hollow arrow
winged berryBOT
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Quarantine

Whenever bringing a new animal into your home, you should quarantine it. The main difference between a quarantine setup and a normal set up is substrate. A paper towel substrate should be used. This allows for the tank to be easily cleaned and for you to monitor poops easier. A quarantine setup should be just as cluttered as a normal setup. Quarantine should last for 60-90 days to ensure the animal is heathy before moving it to a setup with loose substrate. Additionally, when first bringing the animal home and when moving tanks or making large changes, handling should be avoided for two weeks. Reptiles do not get enjoyment out of handling, they tolerate it. Not handling for two weeks will avoid adding stress to an already stressful time. Their entire world has changed which takes an adjustment period.

hollow arrow
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i would read the care !guide we have! its up to date care information backed by science

winged berryBOT
hollow arrow
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if you have questions after reading it you can ask them here

safe ice
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I got clay excevator in the corner sand and jungle bedding

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Is it all wrong

hollow arrow
safe ice
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😭😭😭😭😭😭

hollow arrow
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you can just scoop it out with whatever you'd like

safe ice
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60 dollars scammed by these guys

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Fucking madness

safe ice
hollow arrow
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that should be fine to my knowledge

safe ice
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Thank you alot

hollow arrow
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of course! once you give the guide a read i can help more with any questions

brittle tartan
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Note that if the two things I see in there are topsoil and play sand

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You can still reuse those!

safe ice
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The sand i can show u where its from rq ima take a picture

brittle tartan
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You'll notice in the care guide that it'll recommend something like a 70/30 mix of topsoil and sand, if I recall correctly

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if the sand is reptile safe, there's no reason you can't scoop it out and save it for that mix later

hollow arrow
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(which means no walnut shells, no calcium sand. it has to be just plain sand)

safe ice
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Is that sand reptile safe?

safe ice
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Yea i read that

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But i think my sands unfitting

brittle tartan
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Unfortunately I cannot read German so I have no confirmation to give you

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The things you mostly want to watch out for are the things mayday said up there -- no crushed shells, no calcium sand.

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If there isn't any of those, and the grains of sand are relatively smooth and not sharp

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then it's probably good?

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Very much NQA here.

safe ice
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Literally said calcium sand is great

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it‘s not calcium sand but they were advising me to get it for the geckos

brittle tartan
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Nah, if the sand has calcium in it, your gecko might try to eat it LOL

safe ice
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😭😭

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Im so disappointed why are stores so uninformed?

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the geckos there are held in very small full sand terrariums

brittle tartan
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It's not really a store clerk's job to be up to date on these things. It's not part of their training, and you'll find a lot of times that pet stores don't do a good job at keeping these animals in suitable spaces (usually because they just have to pack as many animals into a space as possible so they can sell them in store)

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Besides, best husbandry practices for leopard geckos has changed a lot in the last decade or so. A lot of places haven't caught up. I had my vet give me a handout that said leopard geckos can be kept in a 10 gallon tank gg_pAin

safe ice
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My tanks 90 gallons i wanted to make sure it lives good

brittle tartan
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Yeah it looked plenty big

safe ice
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So im disappointed i nearly got him into this badly substrated terrarium..

safe ice
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I will read ur guyses guide and make sure to do it right

obtuse pecan