Paper Towel or Soil Substrate?

[DustyTheGecko]

I've had a bit of problems with my soil substrate recently. It gets everything dirty (I have no live plants in this enclosure) and it gets moldy... Plus, I cant see her poo near as easy. AND, she always liked hiding in the paper towels I had before. Which is better?

 

[acpart]

What type of gecko is this for?

Aliza

 

[DustyTheGecko]

What type of gecko is this for?

Aliza

Crested, sorry.

 

[acpart]

Was your soil substrate actual soil? Paper towels will get wet and mushy when you mist the cage. If you were using actual dirt, get some coco-fiber which comes in compressed blocks at the pet store. When hydrated it looks like dirt but it's actually shredded coconut shells. That substrate will help to hold the humidity and moisture. If what you were using was getting everything dirty, the gecko was probably tracking it around the cage. Let us know how it turns out.

Aliza