Do hides need to be 100% covered

[ggg111]

Do the hides need to cover their bodies 100%? Can they have holes on top if it so that somelight gets in?

 

[BSM]

it would be best to have a hiding spot as dark as possible, the darker the better.

 

[GeckoTrouble]

Mine have a variety, some are completely dark, others not so much

 

[JordanAng420]

Mine seem to like the darkest ones. LOL, sometimes i'll find two geckos on top of each other in a little tiny half coconut that's in a giant 30 gallon breeder with 4 other hides.

 

[shadowdragon619]

my gecko loves her moist hide. its a 6" bowl, flipped upsidedown with the lid on it, and cut a hole in the top to let her in. i glued fake leaves all over it and then glued the leaves over the hole like flaps. she loves it, i hardly ever see her in her other hides, and her other ones are a rock hide i bought at the store, and another one i made with fake leaves, but its made differently than her moist hide.

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

I use a rack system so they dont really care since not much light gets in anyways