sand substrate

[sirtalis]

Ok, I may be wrong but I've used plain sand for 5 years with my leopard geckos without fail. If you keep the humidity higher than suggested impaction will not be am issue, the pictures are usually calcium sand impactions just for future reference, yes adding soil is recomended but play sand coupled with a 130 f basking spot and 60% humidity works great for me at least, I pour about 1 liter of water into their enclosure once a week, once it dries out the top layer is virtually a rock, ill post a thread about leopard geckos and sand once I can take some pictures, talk to any experienced reptile keeper and they will tell you that play sand is perfectly fine. If you follow 19 year old caresheets they will tell you otherwise though