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08-08-2008, 07:12 PM
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I'm Doing Research on Calcium Sand.
Hi all herp lovers!
I'm a member of the Suncoast Herp. Society. I'm writing a monthly article for our newsletter "The Monitor". Our newsletter gets printed in paper form & online.
I'm doing research on calcium sand. I read the article on "Understanding the dangers of using Calci-Sand". I was wondering if anyone can give me other facts or other web sites that will give me more info about calcium sand?
Any help would be great! I will be using Herp Center Network as one of my references to this article.
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08-08-2008, 07:31 PM
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Re: I'm Doing Research on Calcium Sand.
Here is most of the information you will need to know, I dont think there is much else to say other than don't use it!
Understanding the dangers of Calci-Sand - Reptile Information - Caresheets Database
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08-08-2008, 07:57 PM
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Re: I'm Doing Research on Calcium Sand.
I believe what she is asking is for sources validating the information in the article.
Sort of like a bibliography.
Papers, scientific journals, etc.
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08-13-2008, 07:16 PM
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Re: I'm Doing Research on Calcium Sand.
Yes, I'm looking for any lab tests that have been done. Or reptile veterinarians that have seen & treated animals that were on calcium sand.
I've searched a few veterinary records on-line, but have not found anything. I can't think of anywhere else to check.
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08-13-2008, 07:55 PM
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Re: I'm Doing Research on Calcium Sand.
I have found one article that shows the end result of using sand as a substrate. It does not go into any details on calcium sand specifically. They have a picture of a leopard gecko that died due to a serious impaction. They have the gecko opened up, you can see all of the sand that had accumulated. Poor little gecko.
Unfortunately, some people need to see a photo of the end result before they realize that not all substrates are safe; even when the packing says otherwise.
The article is at the web site Pet Zoo, here is the link.
http://www.petzoo.co.uk/extra_info_p...hp?pages_id=29
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08-14-2008, 11:10 AM
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08-15-2008, 10:46 PM
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Re: I'm Doing Research on Calcium Sand.
Thank you Venus, I liked that article. It talked about some of the other bad substrates as well. I've seen those photos before, makes me feel bad for the poor gecko that died.
I've found enough information to write my article.
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