tuscon banded laybox xubstrate

[geckosalive]

wow... this is the first topic i have started...
Ok, well the desert banded gecko breeding season has officialy kicked off for me with my first clutch of the season last night so i decided i would do some experimentation with some laybox substrate (continued from last years experiment) So far i have found that my girls absolutely refuse to lay in any substrate but a moistened vermiculite/playsand mix. They refuse in bed-a-beast, peat moss, vermiculite, perelite, and any other substrate. Just thought i would pass these results along to any other banded gecko enthusiasts that are having trouble getting their females to lay (this only applys to north american banded geckos, I have no experience with the centrals)

 

[GoldenGateGeckos]

I have one female Coleonyx v.v. and she will only lay in moist peat moss. She won't go near vermiculite, and I really had a hard time finding the right laying substrate at first, too. She laid her eggs right on the surface of the rocks in their vivarium until I finally got it right!

 

[geckosalive]

i gues that just goes to show how picky north american bandeds can be

 

[Lvbandeds]

I guess ive over looked this thread. My Coleonyx females have been laying in vermiculite/local sand mix. 50/50 ratio. havent really tring anything else with em.

 

[Coleonyx]

I just used pure vermiculite. I have never had a probllem, they always find it.