Gecko vivarium - noob soz :)

[green.duck]

hey im looking into getting sum geckos and as i live in aus i know most of them live in the sand but i really want a viv with plants something like this, would a foger up the top be good and how would i make the bottom more dry thx

 

[Scleropages]

er.

Maybe look at geting a frog.

 

[Mrs I]

Yeah frogs would love it in there.

 

[mrillusion]

ribbit ribbit if u get where im going

 

[caustichumor]

Look up wildsky.net/vivarium It is a naturalistic vivarium website. Most of these wet tanks are for tropical frogs and lizards, however they can be modified.

 

[green.duck]

umm i want geckos not frogs im asking if i can modife that type of encloser to suit geckos

 

[Shonfield]

there are some arboreal geckos that would prefer a high rather than long enclosure, but they would prefer more trees to climb than plants. look at the oedura genus. all good starters imo and there all aboreal

 

[green.duck]

would it be better if i got rid of the tropical plants put air plants sand down the bottom and a lump of drift wood down the bottom

 

[Ridgeback]

I'd pick the gecko first, then do the viv to suit. as suggested, arboreals would suit. I started with Lesueurs against all advice to go for non-arboreals and have never looked back. Make sure your viv can be closed up tight. I am setting mine up with live plants but prob wouldn't go for a fogger as I'd be too worried about excess humidity causing mould etc.

 

[green.duck]

oh ok ill save up and buy a pair then keep them in a tub until i set it up will tha be ok how big does the tub need 2 be ?

 

[green.duck]

oh ok ill save up and buy a pair then keep them in a tub until i set it up will tha be ok how big does the tub need 2 be ?

ill go with levis would they like it if i keep the tank up right and made the ground sandy with a cave or do i need all sand and a flat tank

 

[green.duck]

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[green.duck]

ok i cant edit posts new idea ok no rain forest for aussies so if i did a desert set ups like a sand hill with a magnetic hide underneath the hill, i wanna put sum grass in there what kinda grass should i put in there? is this glass cage 40X30x35 cm too small

 

[scorps]

Green Duck,

N. levis levis are desert animals, if you wont them to live happily give them red desert sand, a warm end which is shallow and a cool end wih a sand depth of around 15cm, 2 hides and pleny of crickets and woodies Dont worry about foggers, plants or anyhing like that.

Scorps

 

[green.duck]

yea i figured is the sand hill and a magnetic hide ok? 470mm*300mm*360mm is that too small?