gecko enclosure help

[Danny.Boy]

hey guys, looking for a new gecko enclosure and I came across this



bust out your rulers/measuring tapes, heres the measurements. 44cm long X 27cm deep X 32cm high

basically what I want to know if this is a large enough space to house 2 thick tail geckos (or possibly more)?

all advice would be greatly appriciated.

cheers, Daniel

 

[Danny.Boy]

bump

 

[callith]

should be, my mate has 4 in a 2 foot fish tank

 

[lynfrog]

the floor space is what is important with thicktails- they dont even really need a roof, as they cant climb- unless you give them a ladder to go up. they are terrestial. so a fish tank is fine for them. the one you picture is fine, but if you are going to have a lot more than 2 you might be better with a larger floor space.

 

[Danny.Boy]

awesome, thanks for that guys

im thinking im just going to have two breeders in it (if i buy it) and when they have their young i'll put them in with them temporarily until I can find them another home.

that should be okay shouldn't it?

 

[andyscott]

Those enclosures are great for little critters, will be perfect for 2 geckos.
about 2cms of clean sand, a few hides, a good heat mat under it and your away.

 

[MoreliaMatt]

im thinking im just going to have two breeders in it (if i buy it)

Thats fine!

and when they have their young i'll put them in with them temporarily until I can find them another home.
that should be okay shouldn't it?

If you dont want to keep the babies thats fine! but a rather expensive feed if you ask me!

 

[Jewly]

I have 3 thick tails in the exact same enclosure, but make sure you do keep the lid on, cause contrary to what people say, they do climb and mine often climb up the side of the enclosure, right to the very top. I have one of those hides that looks like a fake rock and half is on the inside and half on the outside, magnetically held together. It's great to be able to view them without disturbing them and they love it.

 

[Danny.Boy]

If you dont want to keep the babies thats fine! but a rather expensive feed if you ask me![/quote]

yeah i'd sell the babies but put them in with the parents until i find them a new home, you mean an expensive feed if i keep the babies? or expensive eaters in general?

cheers

 

[andyscott]

If you dont want to keep the babies thats fine! but a rather expensive feed if you ask me!

yeah i'd sell the babies but put them in with the parents until i find them a new home, you mean an expensive feed if i keep the babies? or expensive eaters in general?

cheers [/quote]
The parents may eat them.

 

[Danny.Boy]

hmm, that's what i was wondering. would they really eat the young? what are the possibilities of canabalism with the adults being housed together? that should be fine right?

 

[MoreliaMatt]

yes adults together is fine.... but the babies hatch out very small, and anything that small could be looked upon as a meal by the adults!

 

[Danny.Boy]

alright cool, so i'll just load the little ones into a click clack or something similar.

thanks mate

 

[MoreliaMatt]

i just use 4L ice cream containers, with about 5mm sand in the bottom, they are too small to climb out of them....

 

[Danny.Boy]

yeah i think thats the go rather than buying a didicated enclosure for the young.

 

[Danny.Boy]

while i'm on the topic and it's active, i might as well ask about breeding trios

whats the go? is there anything special about breeding trios rather than pairs? my guess is just for more young but i was wondering if there was anything more to this than the obvious?

cheers
Daniel

 

[Rocky]

As far as i know it is just to produce more young. 2 females one male. Lucky dude.

 

[Danny.Boy]

yeah thats all i could think that would benifit the situation. how many eggs on average does a single N Levis female lay?

 

[MoreliaMatt]

more young and a backup if 1 female happens to die....

last season with my adult trio of u.milii i got 12 eggs out of 1 female and 1 slug out of the other....
theres a good reason to have 2 females!

 

[Danny.Boy]

you've convinced me to get a trio Matt thanks