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Crested Gecko Substrate and plants.

roxygecko Mar 02, 2004 09:37 PM

I am looking for opinions on the best natural looking substrate for crested geckos and also the best types of live plants to use in there enclosure.

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varanusjoe Mar 05, 2004 05:58 PM

By far, the best substrate for crested geckos is a mixture consisting mainly of peat moss. You can buy it almost anywhere for $2.99 a bag (maybe a little more, depending on where you live), and if you stir the soil every so often, you can create an active soil for your plants to grow in. In other words, you crested geckos droppings, once stirred into the moist peat moss will become fertilizer for you plants.

As far as plants go, here's a list for you:
weeping figs (ficus benjamina)
dracaenas
dwarf umbrella plants
spineless bromeliads
calatheas

Hope this helps

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