So i finally gave in and picked up a crested gecko today from our petco (had mixed feelings about getting one there but he seems to be in good health). However they gave me the usual "they eat baby food" crap, and "heat pads don't need dimmers because they stay at the temperature they are supposed to be". So I don't exactly trust their judgement on substrate, they pointed me to cypress mulch, is this ok for a baby crestie? (he will be on paper towels for now) Also i definitely need a dimmer for my UTH correct?

Here are some quick cell phone pics, if anybody could tell me if its a morph or a "normal" or whatever that would be great too.





Thanks for looking!