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I've had my white spotted gecko for pretty close to 4 years now. He's always been on fir bark b/c that's what I've always been told and read that was okay for him (or her). But now I've been reading recently that the white spotted gecko is a desert species and bark is not good for them. I just want a substrate that is easier to clean than bark. I read that reptile carpet was okay, but I just don't know!!! Can someone please recommend a good, healthy, easy-to-clean substrate for me??

well since it is a desert gecko it really dose not matter on substrate but i would change to something dryer.here is the downside to reptile carpet or astroturf,once it is soiled you must chage the whole sheet.as for a drier substrate i would use sand but i do not have much experience using sand except for calci sand.calci sand works good but alot of people do not like it.hope this helps and research somemore on this subject.ill try to find some info as well.
nick

Thanks for the reply! But, about the sand, wouldn't sand be bad for the sensitive toe pads on his feet? I know it sounds stupid, but just a thought...

Any substrate is OK for this species, if its not too moist.
They hardly ever visit the ground anyway. If they do so, they fold their toepads up if necessary so that they do noit touch the substrate.
Only if you want to breed, you need a corner of moderately moist sbstrate, since these geckos do bury their two eggs which do not stick together.

Thanks for all the help! So if I use sand, then do I still have to mist the cage?