Littleredfootbigredheart
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All the debate aside, the logical part of my brain tells me mixing sand into a substrate you need to keep partly damp to maintain humidity(this is more referring to indoor set ups) would make sand want to stick absolutely everywhere, including the nooks and crannies where their skin is softer, I doubt that feels particularly pleasant for them. A grain of sand in the eye must feel more irritating than a little bit of soil..
Out in the wild they’ll encounter it, but have the choice to move on and not be exposed to it 24/7 with no means to avoid it.
Thats just my hunch, the impaction side of it is just an added factor to me regardless of why that happens to some captive kept tortoises and not others. It’s enough for me to not want to purposely add to substrate, and to discourage others from doing so too.
I guess that’s where my input ends, it’s not much, but something🥲
I respect people’s interest in the more in depth details though🙂
Out in the wild they’ll encounter it, but have the choice to move on and not be exposed to it 24/7 with no means to avoid it.
Thats just my hunch, the impaction side of it is just an added factor to me regardless of why that happens to some captive kept tortoises and not others. It’s enough for me to not want to purposely add to substrate, and to discourage others from doing so too.
I guess that’s where my input ends, it’s not much, but something🥲
I respect people’s interest in the more in depth details though🙂