Quote Originally Posted by poison View Post
In captivity a lot of times animals are not in their prime health and if they ingest to much substrate then they can get impacted. There are aslo several substrates that animals in the wild will never come across like calci sand, aspen and loose moss. These can definetelly be bad for frogs/reptiles. If your reptile is healthy and hydrated then they will pass the natural sand with no prolems.

With that being said. Sand alone for a leo is a crappy substrate and does nothing for them. These guys are not from the desert like a lot of people seem to think. Honestly it does nothing. It does not make them feel more comfortable or make them feel like they are in the wild. They do not step on loose sand in the wild. I'd suggest you mix the sand with soil. I'n the wild they are able to creat burrows which also helps with moister. I'n captivity we ue humid hides which is a mimic of their natural burrows.
Yes i completely agree but Leos actually range from grasslands, scrub and deserts from around northwest India, Pakistan, Afghanistan etc but you are right about sand being no good because the deserts they come from are rocky and it isn't pure, fine grain sand like many people suspect. Remember desert has a broad definition. Antarctica is actually classed as a dessert, so the barren, rocky and sandy regions of these countries are deserts as well.