Possum63
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Hi all
I was reading a book that my flatmate purchased about keeping axolotl and it states in there that the best substrate for them is pea sized gravel and definitely not sand. This confused me greatly as everything I've read and been told since the get go has been never ever pebbles because of impaction and there are numerous cases that show the exact reason why you shouldn't use pebbles.
It also says that pebbles will pass through harmlessly while sand grains can get lodged in the digestive tract. I certinly don't understand this and I can't understand why this book would be advising people to use gravel of 4.5mm -6mm size instead of sand. Does this confuse anyone else??
Can anyone break it do and help me to understand? Thanks
I was reading a book that my flatmate purchased about keeping axolotl and it states in there that the best substrate for them is pea sized gravel and definitely not sand. This confused me greatly as everything I've read and been told since the get go has been never ever pebbles because of impaction and there are numerous cases that show the exact reason why you shouldn't use pebbles.
It also says that pebbles will pass through harmlessly while sand grains can get lodged in the digestive tract. I certinly don't understand this and I can't understand why this book would be advising people to use gravel of 4.5mm -6mm size instead of sand. Does this confuse anyone else??
Can anyone break it do and help me to understand? Thanks