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I wouldn't use substrate from outside without sterilizing it, same with branches and rocks, you never know what might be out there that your captive bred exotics are not equipped to handle.

play sand usually passes just fine if they do happen to swallow a bit of if your temperatures are right...when geckos get impacted from sand it's because they didn't have a high enough basking spot to aid their digestion.
don't recall if i mentioned calci sand earlier but it is worth knowing about....
Calci sand is horrid.... it CAN be used successfully but it's just over all bad substrate. it is usually a more coarse grain than play sand and tends to clump with minimal moisture. Also I have recently researched and discovered it is made with calcium carbonate...which is an antacid... meaning that it neutralizes stomach acids which severely impairs the geckos digestive system, if they eat to much of it.. it will basically stop the stomach entirely from doing what it's supposed to do which is why it is so well known for causing impaction.
 
If there a mature pair they will prob mate in the spring to summer months and lay eggs , if u want the babies , have a tub in the cage with a moist substrate to lay in ,i use sand but other vermiculite .
 
Sylvias;4409442; said:
I wouldn't use substrate from outside without sterilizing it, same with branches and rocks, you never know what might be out there that your captive bred exotics are not equipped to handle.
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an easy way to killl anything living on your decorations gathered from the outside is to pop them in the oven on 300º or so for an hour and then let the cool off and they are safe for your gecko.
 
For substrate I also like tile. I used slate. You can grout the tile so it is one seamless piece. I'd say your options are newspaper, paper towels or tile. Anything else will have some risk though. If you do end up going with a loose substrate a mixture of soil/sand is suppose to be best though I'd just stick with the three above.

I chose to go with tile mostly because to me it was the most aesthetically pleasing. It actually replicates their natural environment pretty well too since it is mostly rocky areas and sand heavily compacted with rock.

Also leos will tend to be neat about where they go poo and will usually make one spot their "bathroom". With this in mind you can just take one piece of paper towel and put it where they go for super easy clean up.

Also don't forget some moss or something for the moist hide to aid shedding.
 
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