Quote Originally Posted by reptileszz View Post
Hi guys, I am getting seriously conflicting info. I am on a yahoo groups forum too and they are dead set against any substrate including sand. And sources online (just googling around) say the sand can be ingested. Which I'm sure it CAN but how much of a risk is this? I keep my bearded dragons on sand and it is controversial in the dragon communities. I have never had a problem with it but I feed in a dish so they are not eating on the sand. I hear that these frogs are such pigs they will suck up anything in their path that they even think is food. Sooo, here I sit, wanting sand but afraid to put it in ...


Carole
Sand is fine. Not all sands are created equal. I love the look of black sand but it's all sharp, so I've never used it. You want the sand with the smallest granule size you can find and is smooth. It will be kicked up, some will be ingested but it will pass right through their digestive system.

Think about it this way, I feed my frogs earthworms.. what are earthworms filed with? Dirt. Never had a problem, it passes right through them in their stool.

You do not want them to eat a TON of sand obviously, so that is why I always hand feed at the surface of the water and feed floating pellets. There are several advantages to this method of feeding besides accidental ingestion of substrate, the other big one is food won't become leftover in the tank and cause water quality issues. Hand feeding also makes your frogs very tame after time.