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#1484640

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is a mixture of reptibak and calcium sand ok, good, or bad for my legless lizards?

10/20/07 06:40pm

#1485819

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to add to that,reptibark,calcisand,and aspen bedding mixture.is this okaY?........................bummpp........

10/21/07 08:49pm

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I don’t recommend it.

First of all, if you want to create a mixture with sand then you need to stick to normal filtered play sand. That calcisand stuff clumps and is dangerous for reptiles.

I also don’t recommend and type of wood substrate for your reptile, its rough and sharp on their delicate skin. Stick to something like bed a beast. The best thing about bed a beast is that you can use it for plants when you change the substrates. I do a completer change every six months and partial changes in between. When I do the full change I put it in my flower bed for my baby tears to grow in.

You burrowing lizard will appreciate it much more. They can burrow into it, its soft and holds moisture. I can’t stress the moisture part enough. Legless lizards need lots of moisture and they need to be able to stay cool.

One block could fill a 10 gallon to about 2-4 inches of depth. I’m using 1 1/2 on my 20 gallon long and I have coverage of about 2 inches in the thinest areas. You get a lot for a chap price.

So if you want you could layer sand on the bottom and then bed a beast on top to get a nice moisture holding mix.

10/21/07 10:17pm

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ok thx i’ll get some today. can skinks be kept with legless lizards?i’v always kept them together and they never fight.they are all wild caught and from the same area.

10/23/07 09:20am

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I wouldn’t say yes but I wouldn’t say no. What type of skink is it? What type of legless are you housing with it?

Either one could potentially eat each other so I can’t really say anything until I get more info on the species you own.

Its generally not good to keep two species together but in my opinion if they are from the same area and won’t bother each other then there isn’t anything wrong with it. My legless was living with a toad up until she gave birth. Now her and her baby are going onto their own tank.

10/23/07 05:29pm

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there is a five lined skink,a broad headed skink,an eastern glass lizard,and a slender glass lizard.they are all from the exact same golf course so i don’t see if anything is wrong. they sometimes rip a cricket in half by pulling the two ends.it’s kind of funny to watch but they are careful to not bite each other.i always onlook when i feed them just in case though.....

10/23/07 09:54pm

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From what I can predict, the worst situation would be one of your skinks becoming chow for one of the legless lizards, of course it would depend on the size of your LLs. Other than that it does seem like you could keep these animals together as long as they are getting along.

What size tank are you housing them in? With that many reptiles I would recommend at least a 40 gallon long or 55 gallon. A 60 gallon would work as well.

To house them together I recommend a 55 gallon tank. Bottom layer 2 inches sand and a top layer of 3 inches bed-a-beast. I would go outside and hunt down some nice big leaves that have fallen off a tree and then stick them in the oven when you get home to kill parasites and bacteria that may be living on them. Get a few big rocks that you can stack on one side for the skinks to bask on and hide under. On the opposite side of the tank I would get a nice big dish, no deeper than 2 inches for the skinks safety. Just in case place a rock int he middle of the bowl that the skinks can get to.Bury the dish down to the substrate layer so they can easily get into it.

You could also purchase or find some sticks for the skinks or some wooden/plastic hides. Be sure to bake anything thats been brought in from outside. You can boil rocks in a pot or just pour boiling water over them if you can’t fit them in a pot.

You could easily create a really cool multi species tank with a natural feel. I love to see these types of tanks! Its a great way to learn about local reptiles.

Just use the plants at your local golf course or field/forest for inspiration.

10/24/07 03:17am