Can I use tile as a substrate? Do 2 geckos need 2 or 1 bowl?

[Alaska Gecko Girl]

I'm putting together a shopping list at Pangea and I'm getting 1/2 pound of CGD and I thinking about the bowls...

Which should I get?

They have a hanging bowl (rock formation) that has 1 bowl and a simpler 2 bowl holder. Do 2 baby geckos need separate bowls or would the 1 bowl holder work fine? Please advise me with this decision.

I also am thinking about the substrate and my bearded dragon is one tile and I LOVE it! Would it be alright for the geckos? If not I will go with paper towels.

Any thoughts about the shopping list would be great!

[Lauren and Hunter]

So this is for baby geckos? I'd say one dish is fine, appropriately sized. Since they are babies, you'll want to make sure they can access it. I'd be wary about hanging dishes/bowls from the side of the tank right now, but that's just me.

I'm not sure about tile. It wouldn't maintain humidity very well probably so I think most people would say you should pass on that. Hopefully more people will give their two cents.

[MdngtRain]

I'd second the one-bowl idea for now.  As they grow, they will need seperate bowls in case one is territorial and doesn't let the other one get to the food... tho by that age, if they are males, you will want to seperate them anyway. 
As for substrate, I would recommend paper towels.  I use that for my little ones (also easy to clean) and then move on to coco fiber after they are about 12-14grams. 
Enjoy your two new little ones.  Also, get some MRP onto your list, and perhaps some cricket diet (they LOVE crix when they are young, but then they would need to be fed seperately or you may have one gecko thinking the other is a cricket and bite him)

[Alaska Gecko Girl]

Whats the dif between MRP and CGD? Aren't they the same? I was going the get the CGD and bowl at Pangea... Am I making the correct choice?

[Travis590]

I believe they are the same thing, cgd is a Mrp(meal replacement powder).

[sammer021486]

I would recommend not using the tile as the substrate.  I have it in my leopard gecko's tank and I love it there, but in a crested gecko's tank it would not be practical as it does not hold any water to maintain humidity in the tank.  I would just use paper towel, it allows for sufficient drying of the tank.  I was using moss, but I misted it too much that I was actually making the shed stick to my female instead of aiding in getting it off.  When I switched over to paper towel she has been shedding fine, because the paper towel held the humidity, but allowed for a dry period throughout the day.  The moss was retaining too much humidity, and I kind of got scared of bacteria and impaction, so paper towel was the fix for me.