Crested Gecko Substrate?

[Chad55]

Just got a new little guy but I am indifferent to what kind of substrate to use?

Chad

 

[Cohazard]

Will you be feeding insects or just CGD?

If you're going to feed crickets, roaches, etc... be careful because the gecko may injest some substrate when feeding.

moss may be a good bet, but is still a risk.


besides that, any substrate that holds moisture well such as moss, coconut husk, etc... would work well with them.

 

[Gdub1221]

hey use this stuff its called cypress bed and its made by t-rex
i have had my crested gecko 4 twpo years and it works good. it makes the tank humid easely

 

[Gdub1221]

yea us CGD ity works good
REPASHY makes it

 

[Chad55]

Ok so bed-a-beast would work good then? For now I am feeding crickets and baby food but if I can find the CGD that would be nice to use much easier.

Chad

 

[reptech]

i use eco earth for all my cresteds

 

[Jfitz]

just remember, paper towels are always there and they have like no risk, the only problem is taht they don't hold humidity as well as an actual substrate

 

[Cohazard]

just remember, paper towels are always there and they have like no risk, the only problem is taht they don't hold humidity as well as an actual substrate

With a humid hide, that's not a problem

My ambient humidity is 50% but the geckos still prefer their humid hide over the dry ones.

 

[Chad55]

How do you make a humid hide?

Chad

 

[Vicious_Fish]

With a humid hide, that's not a problem

My ambient humidity is 50% but the geckos still prefer their humid hide over the dry ones.

What species are you talking about? You have a crested or are you talking about your leopard gecko?