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Sand Impaction Concerns

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Hello all!
I recently--like 2 days ago--acquired a pair of geckos, a patternless alibno and a rainwater het patty. Pretty excited about them!
However, I do have a slight concern. They must have been housed on sand, because one of them defecated a rather large, entirely sand "log." I have them housed on paper towels, so they aren't going to be consuming any more sand. I assume I have to wait for it to pass through their system, but is there anything I can do in the meantime to try and ensure it doesn't become a major problem?
If it makes any difference, they are both nearly adult; not little babies at all.
Thanks for any advice!
 
As long as you got them off it, they should be fine. I've purchased leos at shows who had calci sand in their delli cups, they pooped blue for a couple of days until it got out of their system. The fact that yours are pooping indicates that they are unlikely to have problems passing it, and have likely passed the bulk of it already.

I got the little hypo bellow from a Petco. I knew that she'd been there nearly a month on sand. She produced this little sand log her first night home. The next few had traces of sand while it worked its way out of her system. Keeping them comfortable, well fed and hydrated should enable almost any otherwise healthy leo eliminate the sand.


-Alice
 

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I would also try giving softer pray items in the meantime (for example, avoid mealworms). crickets would be OK, but silkworms/waxworms would help as well. It will help them pass it a little more slowly than getting a mealworm impacted in some sand that already there.

Haven't had the need to try it but it seems like it would work.
 
I haven't had any problems feeding mealworms to any of the guys passing sand. The baby above, for example, has had nothing but mealworms from day one.

-Alice
 
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