To be honest I don’t know much about leafs, I know that some are prone to fungus and others attract bacteria, they all have different chemicals and ph levels.



I know that oak leafs have antibacterial properties, and are resistant to fungus, lizards nest well in them, they must understand the benefits for there eggs better then we do.



Whenever I read someone saying that any leaf litter will do, I have to question if they really have every used leaf litter as nesting media?



I experimented many years before understanding this difference, I lost many eggs in the process.



As for nesting, its very simple, take your water bowl out and fill your cage with nesting media, compress it with your hands to get 8-10in deep, and voila!



The water vapours from your coconut fibbers will filter thru the nesting media, it will fluctuate with the heat cycle, as in nature.



A common mistake is to make a nesting area in one corner and hope they nest there, this is asking for trouble. I see this often, when I ask why did you build a nesting site in that corner, the usual answer is, this is the wettest side of the cage! Usually rain forest lizards defecate in the wettest part of there cage, do you think they will nest in there toilet?



Faeces are what you need to avoid when your nesting, any cent that will bring upon predators is self destructive. This is why I prefer to clean the cage and start witch fresh unscented media. A lot of it!



Hope this helps.

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