Well I'm just starting the process of getting our male crestie, Sprocket, a couple of nice mature lady friends. He's been housed alone in his lovely little glass tank and is doing very well. I've got a much larger glass tank which I'll meaure later to give specifics on that I'm thinking would make a very nice home for 3 geckos. It should have the space to provide lots of varied climbing vines, branches, etc. as well as floor space for moss, hidey holes, etc. I'm going to have a TON of questions though so brace yourselves (especially you Emily LOL).

First question because I do want this to be a lovely display enclosure but also of course safe and healthy for the gecko family is what sort of substrate to go with. I've seen Orchid Bark mentioned as both lovely and appropriate. Any thoughts on this? I realize a setup like this will be more work for me to keep clean but I really don't mind that part I just want to enjoy watching the little gecko trio living in something natural looking.

I can imagine real plants would be a huge hassle so I'll of course stick to fake vines and plants that can be cleaned properly.

I've thought getting those feeding stations/platforms I've seen advertised for geckos so they can eat up high as well as their bowls on the substrate. I'm thinking with 3 geckos this might be a good thing so they don't hassle over food or can just enjoy a drink or snack while they are up in the higher reaches of their home. Anyone use these and any thoughts on them?

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Last question (for now) is can you give them too much room? Keep in mind all three are young adults and not tiny babies. I want them to have lots of room to explore and many different levels of branches, vines, etc. for a varied experience but I don't want to accidentally stress the heck out of them. I would assume with a bigger glass enclosure you want a fairly "busy" environment so they don't feel exposed especially since it will be in our livingroom which is a fairly active area of the house.

Any suggestions or pics of your own naturalistic enclosures for Cresties would be much appreciated.