What substrate do you use in your himid hide?

[jschaf1]

What kind of substrate do you put in your humid hide?

I have one of those Zoo Med 3in1 repti shelters and I want to turn it into a humid hide but I am unsure of what substrate to use.

Please let me know which you use.

Thanks!

 

[MichaelJ]

Moist cocoa fiber.

One of the brands we use:

 

[Johno305]

+1

 

[JordanAng420]

Sphagnum moss...I buy it in bulk at a little gardening shop along the side of the road.

 

[BioWorkZ]

I use sphagnum moss. Works great and when the females lay their egg in it, it's easy to see because they can exactly bury the eggs and keeps the eggs nice and clean.

 

[Tony C]

Another vote for coco fiber

 

[jschaf1]

Hmm...so far the main results are sphagnum moss and coco fiber. The coco fiber I know where to get but I haven't found a place which sells shpangum moss. Everyone else please VOTE!! I want as much feedback as possible. I really want to try and get this right on the first shot. Thanks!!!

 

[robin]

spagnum moss for sure

 

[Jimbojack]

I use vermiculite. Have been thinking about switching to bed a beast for a while...I really like how the verm. stays moist for a couple days.

 

[Tony C]

The coco fiber I know where to get but I haven't found a place which sells shpangum moss.

Some pet stores carry sphagnum moss, but it is way over priced, try a garden center or orchid supplier.

 

[thestack510]

I use moist paper towel in the humid hides and a mixture of peat moss and perlite in the lay boxes.

 

[gothra]

I have tried everything, and am using paper towel at the moment.

 

[iheartleopardgeko1]

paper towels the BESt and so easy!

 

[acpart]

I voted "other", though actually I use paper towels in the hatchlings' humid hide, but I use coco fiber for the adults. The humid hides are also lay boxes.

Aliza

 

[SLB1989]

paper towels the BESt and so easy!

Agreed, easy to moisten and doesn't make a mess.

 

[T-ReXx]

+1 for coir. I use Eco Earth brand. For hatchlings I use paper towels.

 

[fikken]

sphagnum moss and eco earth (coco fiber) in my repti 3 in 1 shelter (medium)
sphagnum moss and eco earth in my tupperware container (large)
sphagnum moss in small tupperware container

 

[GrimmyX15]

paper towels the BESt and so easy!

and Cheap ;]

 

[leogecko88]

I use spagnum moss in my humidity hide. My gecko seems to really like it.

 

[erik]

I use sphagnum. I am still surprised at how many people keep saying that paper towels are cheap, yet no one talks about the environmental unfriendliness of it...or am i just seeing it differently...