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Is it okay to put a worm in a terrarium with a crested gecko? I'm not worried about the gecko eating the worm, I just want to help the increase the soils bioactivity. Let me know if it is okay to do this and if so, what kind of worms would work.

My tanks 20 gallons long w/ 1-3" soil.

Thanks

From what I've read, an earthworm makes a fine addition to a planted terrarium. Helps to keep the soil aerated and like you said, keep it bioactive! If you haven't read Phillipe deVosjoli's "Art of Keeping Snakes", you should definitely check it out. Even though it mainly deals with keeping snakes in naturalistic vivaria, the material could apply to any species. There is a short section in which he talks about adding various earthworms and other insects to the benefit of the enclosure.

Hope this helps!
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