Atlas
New Member
Hey guys!
My housemate and I are considering getting a pair of thick-tailed geckos - both 3yr old males. (Won’t be housed together, don’t worry!)
Neither of us have any experience with geckos however we’ve both kept pythons and I’ve got a beardie. We’ve both been doing as much research as we could but everywhere seems to say something different.
Our main issue is how to set up the electronics in the tank. We’ve got heat mats laying out and a few ceramic bulbs too which would be our go to if we dont find something else in time.
Some places say that having any lights in the tank would be severely detrimental to the gecko’s eyesight / eye health, and some places are saying that they still need UVB , and some just like lights for decoration.
We plan to use heat mats either way but for ambient heat, what should we do? We don’t use red heat lamps. We’ve got the option of ceramics, but is there any lighting we can/should use in the tanks? And what’s the best loose substrate? I know red sand is highly controversial in the beardie community, but would it be suitable for Thick tail geckos?
p.s anything we should know before getting thick tails?
My housemate and I are considering getting a pair of thick-tailed geckos - both 3yr old males. (Won’t be housed together, don’t worry!)
Neither of us have any experience with geckos however we’ve both kept pythons and I’ve got a beardie. We’ve both been doing as much research as we could but everywhere seems to say something different.
Our main issue is how to set up the electronics in the tank. We’ve got heat mats laying out and a few ceramic bulbs too which would be our go to if we dont find something else in time.
Some places say that having any lights in the tank would be severely detrimental to the gecko’s eyesight / eye health, and some places are saying that they still need UVB , and some just like lights for decoration.
We plan to use heat mats either way but for ambient heat, what should we do? We don’t use red heat lamps. We’ve got the option of ceramics, but is there any lighting we can/should use in the tanks? And what’s the best loose substrate? I know red sand is highly controversial in the beardie community, but would it be suitable for Thick tail geckos?
p.s anything we should know before getting thick tails?