I'm planning to buy a Sulcata, most likely a hatchling, to raise. I'm working on an indoor enclosure design for the little bugger. While I'm not sure exactly what length and width I'll use, I was planning to make it 3-4 feet deep, so that I can fill it 2-3 feet deep with sand, since I know they like to dig. Basically, I'd like to make it as close to a natural habitat as possible.
Now, Home Depot sells bags of sand for $3 each, 50 lbs each, but that's only 1/2 cubic foot. I figure I'll need at least 20 cubic feet of sand, as a bare minimum, so that'd be a half ton of sand (wow), and 40 of those bags would add up really fast ($120). For that price, I may as well drive down to the beach and shovel a pile of sand into the bed of my truck.
So, is this a bad idea? What's this I hear about it being bad for them if they live in sand? Would beach sand be bad because it can introduce parasites or whatever?
I'm just a confused n00b, take it easy on me!
Now, Home Depot sells bags of sand for $3 each, 50 lbs each, but that's only 1/2 cubic foot. I figure I'll need at least 20 cubic feet of sand, as a bare minimum, so that'd be a half ton of sand (wow), and 40 of those bags would add up really fast ($120). For that price, I may as well drive down to the beach and shovel a pile of sand into the bed of my truck.
So, is this a bad idea? What's this I hear about it being bad for them if they live in sand? Would beach sand be bad because it can introduce parasites or whatever?
I'm just a confused n00b, take it easy on me!