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Beetlejuice · I've settled in... Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 24

What substrate you guys use for baby crestys. I used pine chippings but crickets hid everywhere but now am using kitchen roll, whats best to use?

Can anyone post pics of good set ups mines really boring and uim stuck for ideas.
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Thomas Shanta · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:54 pm Post subject:

For my young I use a layer of newspaper with kitchen roll on top,and for adults just newspaper.

Jackie · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:29 pm Post subject:

For youngsters (6months and under) I use kitchen roll. After that I use coco-fibre.
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Glaedr · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject:

I've got repti carpet in both of my gecko's vivs at the moment. Crickets can't hide and it's easy to clean Very Happy

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Scott W · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject:

I use a 4" layer of peat, compressed and compacted down really well, I then fill the enclosure with fake plant vine type plants. NO Water bowl, I just let a deli cup with a hole in the base drip a cup of water through the plants each night.

The peat works well at holding a great humidity, no water bowl removes the risk of babies drowning, and the fact it drips through the viv means they can all see the droplets.

It is important to keep the peat moist and well compacted though. I don't like loose 'fluffy' substrate. I've also NEVER used paper tissue for babies but do switch to just newspaper for geckos over 2".
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Scott W · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:13 pm Post subject:

an old photo..."thirsty work"

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jenni270986 · Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject:

here my setup...

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cosmo · Contributing Member Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 74

This is my set up for my cresties. Hope you enjoy the pic!!!

Thomas Shanta · Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:51 am Post subject: Eggs eggs eggs

In the last two weeks I've found 3 pairs of Crestie eggs which Is strange as their temps have all been dropped to their minimum,anyway I'm quite excited because the sire and dams are dam fine looking beasts Very Happy

Thomas Shanta · Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:05 am Post subject:

Sorry,that last post shoud have gone into a new topic,can someone move it for me please.