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Cypress mulch as substrate??

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I have a male African fat tailed gecko, and a female leopard gecko (seperate enclosures of course), and this week I am changing my burmese python's substrate to cypress mulch because of the humidity factor. I know that leopards require a higher humidity than fat tails, but would this be ok to use in both of their enclosures as well? I have them both on repti bark, and they are doing well, I just have to mist them quite frequently, besides... it's time for a change in scenery.

Let me know if this is ok to use, or if anyone has any better suggestions (other than sands, which I refuse to ever use except with my bearded dragon). Both of them are 4+ years old. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR THE ADVICE!!!!
 
Hi Greg,
Actually fat tails require more humidity than leos. If leopards are given high constant humidity respiratory problems will develop.

As far as the cypress mulch I wouldn’t use it. The chance of impaction is greater as it can easily be ingested. The best thing to do is house them on paper towel and provide a separate container with moist paper towel for humidity. I do this with my fat tails and they are always inside of it. You can do the same exact thing for the leopard. Hope this helps!
 
You can use tile with both of them but make sure to provide the humid hide. You could also use something like bed-a-beast which is a coconut fiber substrate for the fat tail. I wouldn’t it with the leo as they don’t need high humidity.
 
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