Need some advice from the Rhac experts

12x18x18 is fine for a single adult. in my opinion 20 grams is big enough for a 20 gallon tank, but i guess it does also just depend on the gecko. i know joanna recently upgraded her crested to a bigger tank and he didn't eat either--she noticed he seemed to be having trouble adjusting and moved him back to his old tank. sometimes you just have to go with what the gecko tells you. :)

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Originally Posted by SarahMB

Oh yeah, you know, that could be it. My house is definitely cooler, but no, not below 75, so should be ok. Thanks!
I hope I didn't hijack this thread, just thought maybe I could learn from the questions already asked, haha. I'm glad to have read the answers, too, didn't even know you could soak the critters. I'll keep that in mind for sure!

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no worries. just keep an eye on them, but i'm betting that they may have just slowed down a bit with the temp change. :)

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Originally Posted by SarahMB

I hope I didn't hijack this thread, just thought maybe I could learn from the questions already asked, haha. I'm glad to have read the answers, too, didn't even know you could soak the critters. I'll keep that in mind for sure!

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No worries :) Especially when it all pertains to pretty much the same thing. I don't mind at all.

Thanks, Emily and Kristy! You ladies are so great, and I definitely appreciate all the help.

Yep I did just that. All impressed with this big enclosure and I figured Sprocket would be too.....no way. He spent all his time hiding high in the foliage, wasn't eating at all. He did stay well hydrated as I mist heavily twice a day so he had the enclosure sides and leaves to lick water from but I hate to see him go off feed that way.

He's back in his 10 gallon flipped upright and settling back in again.

The geeks I gave Sarah were in my room(2 males, both 2-3 years old), which ranges between 75-78. I used to keep them in a 29g tall(that I gave her) that was split down the middle. They ate fairly well in there, 2-3 times a week on liquid food and once a week or so on crickets. Bob is the more picky of the two, as he seems to prefer the liquid diets(didn't like CGD very much though) and would only eat crickets out of a tall cup I left in the tank for him.

After a bit, I moved them to those sterilite showcase containers(clear with blue lid and carry handle) and they seemed to do better. Didn't hide as much and ate a bit better. Bob's a burrower anyway, but they both seemed content.

How long have they been in that tank? Do you have alot of foliage setup? Oh, and that bedding I gave you, you can mix it with a brick of bed-a-beast for more humidity or even add cypress mulch to it. Sphagnum peat moss doesn't soak up much water by itself, it seems.

I can always bring you some of the homemade diet I have, that they are used to. In the meantime, make a really soupy CGD mixture and add some papaya/guava/peach babyfood to it. I think I remember they like the Apples & Blueberries one too. :)

Yeah, Bob hasn't burrowed at all since I moved them, he just hangs upside down in the same spot. I will try the bed a beast stuff, right now I've just been misting several times a day.
Using yogurt has worked better than anything else so far, at least he's actually eating *something* now. I'm not sure what kind of tall cup you mean, you'll just have to show me next time we get together. Although that new food is supposed to be complete, I'll still give them crickets if they want them.

The only foliage in there is what you gave me, should I get more? They've been in the tank since the day after you brought it here. I may not be making the food soupy enough, maybe that's the problem! I'll mix up a new batch tonight and see if that helps.

Heh, you know me, I freak out and panic if everything isn't just perfect with my critters. But there's always something new to learn, it seems.

definitely make the food soupy. if it is too thick or to dry it can be hard for them to eat. i usually mix mine up and then wait a few minutes and check it--by then it has had a chance to gel up and i usually find that i need to add a little more water. :)

Cool, I'll definitely try that tonight, I'm doing that all wrong for sure. No wonder they aren't eating, poor things.

Yep, they definitely like it watered down a bit. But remember, they came from Camp Becky, so they were spoiled beyond all belief, LOL, and are probably wondering where the babyfood went(I usually add a jar of something to every big gecko smoothie I make, makes it interesting for them). Silly geeks :)

And yeah, I'd head over to either Michael's, Hobby Lobby, WalMart, somewhere, and get some more fake plants. They like the big-leafed ones since they are fat-butts. ;)