Calcium sand

[J REED]

Does anyone use this in their enclosure for anything? I have a big bag that came with my beardie set up...
Jeremy

 

[Yvonne G]

Sand of any kind, is harmful if ingested. It might be ok for lizards (I know nothing about lizards) but it's not ok for turtles and tortoises.

 

[Tom]

Its not good for lizards either. Its a big impaction risk.

 

[Baoh]

The trouble is that it can partially dissolve and then bind together if a large quantity is ingested at any one point. However, if you mixed it into the soil/substrate, it would not be a problem and would cause incidental calcium consumption and that would be a positive thing. You just would not want any extreme concentration "hot spots".

It all depends on how you apply it if you apply it. At the microscopic level, small acid reactions by microbes may allow it to end up fortifying the soil for plant uptake, too.

If I had a bag doing nothing, I would mix it into the dirt. If I did not have a bag, I would not buy one.