Crested Gecko, help please!
Right, thinking of getting a crested gecko, and this is the setup i can get for £210:
45x45x60 Terrarium
Grapevine
Large ficus silk plant
Medium abutillon silk plant
Liquid crystal thermometer
Rainforest substrate 10l
Glow light reflector medium
5.0 13w compact lamp repti glo
Medium feeding dish
Small water dish
Combination padlock
crested gecko hatchling!
so I was woundering, is this everything needed? with the 5.0 13w compant lamp repti glo, does this produce heat or not? do i need a heat lamp?
also does this need to be on 24/7?
Thank you
Re: Crested Gecko, help please!
I went a bit different direction than tttaylor, but I'm not any more experienced. I've had mine for about 4 months, and he (can't tell yet ofc) is now around 5 months old. He's pretty small for his age as far as I can tell since he refuses insects (recently I've gotten him to eat 1 or 2 small crickets a month).
I started him in a critter keeper for a while with hand misting while I got an auto mister (set up for the crestie and my husband's giant day gecko) for a bioactive planted 18"×18"×24" exo terra. I moved him in after a month or so when I was sure he was eating and pooping normally and didnt have any issues.
Even as a baby I've seen no issue with him finding his food in such a large tank (although I always replace it late evening when he is active and it smells strongest and positioned his food by one of his most frequented vines to make sure he can get to it easily)
This is an old tank picture, since I don't have a recent one that has a full view. The plants have filled in a lot and we swapped his food to the right side. Don't mind the humidity, it had just misted and spiked up.
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Re: Crested Gecko, help please!
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pretends2bnormal
I went a bit different direction than tttaylor, but I'm not any more experienced. I've had mine for about 4 months, and he (can't tell yet ofc) is now around 5 months old. He's pretty small for his age as far as I can tell since he refuses insects (recently I've gotten him to eat 1 or 2 small crickets a month).
I started him in a critter keeper for a while with hand misting while I got an auto mister (set up for the crestie and my husband's giant day gecko) for a bioactive planted 18"×18"×24" exo terra. I moved him in after a month or so when I was sure he was eating and pooping normally and didnt have any issues.
Even as a baby I've seen no issue with him finding his food in such a large tank (although I always replace it late evening when he is active and it smells strongest and positioned his food by one of his most frequented vines to make sure he can get to it easily)
This is an old tank picture, since I don't have a recent one that has a full view. The plants have filled in a lot and we swapped his food to the right side. Don't mind the humidity, it had just misted and spiked up.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...055882dfb4.jpg
(Why do all my pictures flip on their side?? They show normal in the previews....)
your enclosure is beautiful. :) what's that thing on the side? the bowl-looking thing that's sticking out? is that like a hide? i like it!
Re: Crested Gecko, help please!
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tttaylorrr
your enclosure is beautiful. :) what's that thing on the side? the bowl-looking thing that's sticking out? is that like a hide? i like it!
Thanks! It is a hide. I found someone who makes 3D printed stuff for geckos and bought it there. I bought the adult one and dont recall there being a juvenile one like I see now.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/5779548...&more_colors=1
Though it is far too big to be useful for my guy with how small he is, so he never used it. I took it out until he gets a bit more size (and I work out how to keep the suction cups from coming off every week or so... maybe just hot glue them in place. The hide can be removed from the suction cups)
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