I also put boxes AND deep substrate in my cages. My impressions have been that Ackies, all the Gouldii types (Argus/Flavis) are very, very much wanting to dig long deep tunnels and don't use boxes at all. Some other species I have hatched out mix it up with boxes and ground substrates (Tristis/Kims/Pils). I've hatched out successfully everything in high % except the one Pil clutch died on me and I've not received any more eggs than that. I provide both options simply because sometimes I get lucky and they use the box and it's sooooo much less work on me to get the eggs out. Laziness...I admit. Generally, you can't go wrong making the whole cage "nestable" so long as you get those temperatures where the lizards want them and the moisture is there as well. That's my 2 cents....

-Krusty

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