I use paper towels for all my leos. Does anyone use anything else?

When we had leos we used the non-printed paper end rolls that we got from our local newspaper. They gave it away so I picked up a ton of it. Fit the tubs perfectly.

I just use paper towels. Its easy and cheap enough. I really hate any kind of newspaper. Just bugs me.

I use paper towels. Cheap and easy.

I think it depends on what caging you are using, but I would NEVER use something non-solid.
I personally like ceramic tiles in my glass tanks, and the tubs I use either paper towels or non-adhesive shelf liner. I prefer the shelf liner over papertowels simply because it doesn't require totally changing the liner every cleaning, and it wipes up easily with a baby wipe or clorox wipe. Plus, if you are dealing with inventory that moves out, you can sanitize the liner quickly with a clorox wipe and reuse it. The cost might be slightly higher in the beginning, but in the end it evens out.

Thats a new one on me Kelly. I might have to try that with my older male as he doesnt poop as much as the younger bunch and he ALWAYS goes in the same corner. Right now I fold up a paper towels into fours and put it in that corner which makes cleaning his cage a lot easier....

If the older male is in a glass tank, try out tiles, trust me. They are more natural looking, and hold heat VERY well. Plus they are easy to clean. You can still use the papertowel in the corner he likes to go in as well (I do with my gang). The non-adhesive shelf liner is great in tubs though, and a big roll can easily cover 4 or 5 tubs (bigger ones), and more if shoebox sized.
Glad to help :-)

All of mine are in 32 qt tubs. I moved the big male to a 20 gallon long set up exactly like his tub was but he refused to eat and wouldnt come out of his hide for 10 days so I moved him back. He ate within 10 minutes of putting him back in there. He has a little Obsessive Compulsive Disorder I suppose....

HAHA I have a few that won't eat if in tubs, some that won't eat in glass tanks, and some that refuse to eat if they are separated from their buddy (I only house 2 pairs of females together). OCD for sure, but we do what we must to accommodate I guess LOL

If you move anything around in his tub he will come out and push things around and tail wag until you move it back. I recorded this one time. I will have to find it and post it on YouTube. He weighs 92 grams so he looks like a miniature bull gator walking around with his tail swinging! It is hilarious!

Here are pictures of how I house my Leopard Geckos.
PS These are old pictures. My Leopard Geckos now look a lot different than the ones in the pictures. LOL

The first one is of shoebox sized hatchling unit. The size of the box is 11 ½” Long / 6 ½” Wide / 3 ½” High. It has newspaper (that is cut to size), as a substrate. I use a small ceramic plant saucer with a hole cut in the side as a hide-box. The water dish is the cap to a milk jug.

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To cut the hole in the side of the plant saucer, I use a Rod Saw blade that is manufactured by Tile Perfect. It is a thin round blade coated with Tungsten Carbide that is used to cut ceramic wall & floor tile. It fits in a hacksaw frame. I get them at True-Value hardware stores. Here is a picture of me cutting a medium size one.

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The next one is of a shoebox sized sub-adult unit. The size of the box is the same as the one above 11 ½” Long / 6 ½” Wide / 3 ½” High. It also uses the newspaper as a substrate, and the milk jug water dish, but uses the next size up (med), plant saucer.

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The next picture is of a small sweater-box enclosure. The size of the box is 14 ½” Long / 9 ½” Wide / 5 ½” High. It is used to house single males. The substrate is play-sand that I buy at Home Depot. I use it unwashed but I do run it through a fine strainer to remove any small rocks. I use the med. sized plant saucer as a hide-box, and a small glass ramekin as a water dish.

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If I am selectively breeding a Female, I house them individually in the same size enclosure as the Males. I use the sand as a substrate, and the same water dish, but I use a Rubbermaid 24 oz. servin' saver (with a hole cut in the top), as a hide and lay-box. The servin’ saver is filled half way with moist vermiculite as a lay medium.

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The last one is of a 28-quart large sweater-box enclosure. The size of the box is 21 ½” Long / 14 ½” Wide / 5 ½” High It is used to house my breeding groups of Five Females, and One Male. I use sand as the substrate, the same water dish as above, but I use a Rubbermaid 7 Cup servin' saver as the hide and lay-box. It is also filled half way with moist vermiculite as a lay medium.

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PS I no longer use this method. All of my geckos are kept singly so I always know who the parents are. I am including this picture so you can see how it is done.