Dangers of Sand Impaction in Leopard Geckos

Despite the warnings about not using sand as a substrate for Leopard Geckos, there are still people that house their Leos on sand. I have even seen pet stores with baby leopard geckos on a sand substrate.

Here is a link to a site with some graphic images of what can happen when a leopard gecko is allowed to ingest sand.

Warning: some of the images are unpleasant, however, I feel it is important that you see what can happen to a healthy gecko that is housed on sand.

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