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I am trying to find a good substrate for my humid hide but do not want to use paper towel. I bought what was supposed to be all natural potting soil but it has those little white balls in it. Is that fertilizer? and will it hurt my geckos.

Run to the garden store(a real nursery garden type place) and get a bag of Vermiculite. Alot of ppl use it for breeding/incubating but it's good overall as a humid bedding and holds moisture real well.

1 bag I have will end up lasting 2 years at the rate I'm going and it cost a whopping 3 bucks. Gypsy(my newest Juvie) just loves the stuff.

Cinman

You have to soak it for a whole the first time you wet it but it soaks up water pretty fast after that, my Leo's love it they spend almost all of their time in it. It even doubles as a lay box.

I know this probably isn't the answer you are looking for, but I don't even use a humid hiding spot for my leo. Whenever she is starting to shed I just spray down the hiding spot that she is in and she always sheds perfect! Just an idea.
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spaghnum moss also works good buck you have to soak it first.