are these any good for geckos?

[nagini-baby]

basically i want to know if these enclosures are any good for geckos and if they are how do you set them up ect

 

[richoman_3]

what geckos are you after?

 

[nagini-baby]

i like the levis. they are adorable. nothing that climbs glass lol

 

[Jen]

What are the dimensions?

 

[Clarke.93]

Saw them on ebay today i think its 45x45?
arnt they 50 bucks?

 

[Jay84]

For levis, there would be ALOT of wasted space!

Buy a tub for $5 instead lol

 

[Dannyboi]

That looks a lot smaller than 45X45

 

[Jen]

If it is 45x45 it is fine for a pair, maybe trio, of levis levis. Heatmat or cord at under 1/3 of the floor, sand - playsand is fine- shallow over the heat, deep - 10cm - where it is cooler. Dampen the deep sand. Have some hides scattered around the heat gradient.

 

[Ozzie Python]

i keep my 10 month old levis pair in a 35L (or there abouts) starmaid tub with about 2/3 of the top cut out and glued on fly screen mesh and it works a treat, even got eggs off them a few weeks ago. could maybe go a little bigger but it is a good size so the crix can't get away so easy at feed time.

i like the idea of a glass enclosure, however with a tub cleaning time is so easy (for a full substrate change). i have a spare tub, put sand and hides in, add gecko's and done. the used tub- find somewhere to dump sand, hose out, dry and its ready for the next exchange program. can't really do that with a glass enclosure.

for heat you can run a heat cord or mat under neath. i use light fittings to heat snakes so the hot end of the tub sits on top of a snake enclosure with the hot end over the light fitting which heats through the tub and sand. if its too hot or cold they shift the sand around in the hide to suit.

but to answer your question yes if that is a 45 x 45 viv that would be suitable.

 

[werdy]

i think i want some geckos, hmmm

 

[nagini-baby]

we got them for $30 they are the really small ones. 30x30x30

 

[Grogshla]

they are great!. Heat mat under 1/3 of the enclosure and run it on a thermostat to 30-32degrees celcius. No need for lights. Put some sand in there 3cm on the shallow side (where the heat mat is under) and up to 15cm deep on the deep side as the geckos like to dig. Enjoy.

 

[Jay84]

we got them for $30 they are the really small ones. 30x30x30

I wouldn't keep a pair in that size, but as i said before, the height is wasted on Levis. Instead of buying expensive glass enclosures, tubs work just as well and are a lot cheaper (leaving more money for more reptiles!)

 

[Dannyboi]

But why keep them in something you can't see them in?

 

[Jay84]

But why keep them in something you can't see them in?

Who said you can't see them in a tub?

 

[Dannyboi]

Sorry I thought you were talking about those click clack storage tubs they kinda blurr the vision.

 

[ecosnake]

They will be just fine!

 

[nagini-baby]

yay!!!! we got them origionally for hatchy dragons but didnt end up using them so i have two of them doing nothing... geckos sound like fun

 

[hornet]

basically i want to know if these enclosures are any good for geckos and if they are how do you set them up ect
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i did have 1 of these enclosures but there is not much they are good for IMO. Too small for most herps and the ones they are a suitable size for can often escape through the gaps in the lid

 

[Dannyboi]

And between the doors.