Suggestions for a Lay/Incubation box substrate?

[Yuk]

I'm looking for a good substrate to provide a laying box and also hold moisture enough to properly hydrate eggs. The only issue is I don't want to use Vermiculite because of the risk of poisoning the adults that might be using the box. Right now I am using sphagnum moss, but it dries out very quickly due to the size of the opening and the heat.

Any suggestions for a safe alternative that could also be used for accidental eggs laid in the tank?

I don't want to incubate eggs, but I also don't want to doom them if they are fertile and I could have done something to help them survive. The lay box would need to double as a humid hide and I have two, one in the low 80's and the other in the high 80's.

Also, if I need to rehydrate the hide for any reason and I have reason to believe eggs might be buried in it, what's the safest way to hydrate it? I have a small misting bottle (like hairdressers use to spray hair). Would that work or would it get them too wet?

 

[Superleo98]

I use wet eco earth for my lay/moist hide, holds moisture in great! I spray it every morning with a spray bottle.
As for incubation, after reading articles, I'm going to put eco earth in a plastic container. Spray the eco earth lightly and mix it. Bury the eggs halfway into the eco earth. Also I'm planning on marking the top of the egg so I know to position the egg to where the mark is so it doesn't drown. My room stays at 76 degrees all day, and I wish to have females so it's perfect!

Hope this helps

 

[Yuk]

Wow that's easy Thanks!

 

[Yuk]

Wow that's easy Thanks!

I just wanted to let you know that I have eggs in this exact condition. I did decide to get an incubator, but for now they are in the moist hide On Friday I will be moving them to their new home the incubator

I got a much larger tank, I think it's a 40 gallon with a wide space area. Our newest female, Crystal, is the one laying the eggs and is in perfect health. Candy is doing alright but seems a little stressed. She's no longer the dominant gecko and I guess I feel sorry for her. Mischief has gotten BIG. He's still really laid back and nice though. Toothless was traded for Crystal and has a new great home where he can be the only gecko. Crystal is very pretty but also very skittish. She was not handled as a juvie unlike my other two. She is also very dominant.

Anyway that's the update! Maybe there will be babies! Who knows! But there is a lot more room for them if there are, and plenty of people interested in taking home a baby gecko, so things are good I will be even happier if Candy gets even bigger and more plump.