Post your gecko set ups!

[critterguy]

Some awesome setup's there, I like Animalsgirls and Classabears the most.

Here's mine, I just finished setting it up today, it's for a 2 year old male pilbara region Smooth knob-tailed gecko and hopefully a female or 2 soon.
It's a 2 foot fish tank with a aluminium mesh lid, already had the lid from keeping other things in there.

Now I just need a heat pad to put under the tank on the dry end and some more natural looking hides for the bud.
I already have a ceramic heat lamp and thermostat to hook it up through but think a little heat pad will use less power.

It doesn't show it well in the pics, but the moist end is about 10 cm deep, the dry end about 1cm deep, added in a rough rock to help the gecko's climb up to the moist end easier, might also add in a small hollow log next to that.

 

[Trogdor]

Some awesome setup's there, I like Animalsgirls and Classabears the most.

Here's mine, I just finished setting it up today, it's for a 2 year old male pilbara region Smooth knob-tailed gecko and hopefully a female or 2 soon.
It's a 2 foot fish tank with a aluminium mesh lid, already had the lid from keeping other things in there.

Now I just need a heat pad to put under the tank on the dry end and some more natural looking hides for the bud.
I already have a ceramic heat lamp and thermostat to hook it up through but think a little heat pad will use less power.

It doesn't show it well in the pics, but the moist end is about 10 cm deep, the dry end about 1cm deep, added in a rough rock to help the gecko's climb up to the moist end easier, might also add in a small hollow log next to that.

Looks great!
Yeah I prefer heat pads, a lot less power usage and easier to control in my opinion

 

[Classabear]

Some awesome setup's there, I like Animalsgirls and Classabears the most.

Here's mine, I just finished setting it up today, it's for a 2 year old male pilbara region Smooth knob-tailed gecko and hopefully a female or 2 soon.
It's a 2 foot fish tank with a aluminium mesh lid, already had the lid from keeping other things in there.

Now I just need a heat pad to put under the tank on the dry end and some more natural looking hides for the bud.
I already have a ceramic heat lamp and thermostat to hook it up through but think a little heat pad will use less power.

It doesn't show it well in the pics, but the moist end is about 10 cm deep, the dry end about 1cm deep, added in a rough rock to help the gecko's climb up to the moist end easier, might also add in a small hollow log next to that.

Looks awesome!!! Is that sand though? I hope you're feeding them in a different container! I had sand in my lizard enclosure once upon a time and he became sick and we found his bowels were clogged with the sand from his enclosure... not very easy to digest for the little ones! Careful with that stuff!

 

[Rogue5861]

Looks awesome!!! Is that sand though? I hope you're feeding them in a different container! I had sand in my lizard enclosure once upon a time and he became sick and we found his bowels were clogged with the sand from his enclosure... not very easy to digest for the little ones! Careful with that stuff!

Worst advice ever. Smooth knobtailed geckos need sand and without having moist sand to burrow into are most likely going to dehydrate and die.

Please dont give out any advice for species you know nothing about. Your lack of knowledge and your advice will likely kill someones pet if they were to listen to you.


Rick

 

[Classabear]

Worst advice ever. Smooth knobtailed geckos need sand and without having moist sand to burrow into are most likely going to dehydrate and die.

Please dont give out any advice for species you know nothing about. Your lack of knowledge and your advice will likely kill someones pet if they were to listen to you.


Rick

As I said, having sand is fine, but feeding them live food in the enclosure wouldn't be the brightest of ideas. The only exception would be treated sand that is digestible. My old roommate had a knobtail gecko, and i've learnt this from him.

 

[Rogue5861]

As I said, having sand is fine, but feeding them live food in the enclosure wouldn't be the brightest of ideas. The only exception would be treated sand that is digestible. My old roommate had a knobtail gecko, and i've learnt this from him.

Treated sand? Feeding outside enclosure? Maybe do some research about how to keep a knob tailed gecko before giving advice. Lots of great care sheets and lots of breeders with these species of gecko.

They need to be feed in there enclosure, geckos are not for handling.

As for treated sand, you can just use fine play pit sand. If they are eating a lot of sand you are feeding them too small a prey. They will pass sand no worries, but if they are eating too much due to mouthfuls at when feeding time then you know food is too small.


Rick

 

[Classabear]

Treated sand? Feeding outside enclosure? Maybe do some research about how to keep a knob tailed gecko before giving advice. Lots of great care sheets and lots of breeders with these species of gecko.

They need to be feed in there enclosure, geckos are not for handling.

As for treated sand, you can just use fine play pit sand. If they are eating a lot of sand you are feeding them too small a prey. They will pass sand no worries, but if they are eating too much due to mouthfuls at when feeding time then you know food is too small.


Rick

There are other safer substrates to use other than sand is all i'm saying, and I wouldn't take the risk.

I would be using Coconut fiber, or feeding outside the enclosure.

The small prey is a good point, but there is a possibility of the gecko missing it's prey and taking a mouth full of sand instead. Although it's unlikely, I wouldn't be taking that risk.

I have a general knowledge on knob tails as i've looked after them before for my room mate. This is my opinion, perhaps i'm wrong to some people, but this is what I would be doing.

better safe than sorry.

 

[Trogdor]

Treated sand? Feeding outside enclosure? Maybe do some research about how to keep a knob tailed gecko before giving advice. Lots of great care sheets and lots of breeders with these species of gecko.

They need to be feed in there enclosure, geckos are not for handling.

As for treated sand, you can just use fine play pit sand. If they are eating a lot of sand you are feeding them too small a prey. They will pass sand no worries, but if they are eating too much due to mouthfuls at when feeding time then you know food is too small.


Rick

Yeah what Rick said, your room mate could have been using a coarser sand which can cause gut impactions.

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[critterguy]

It's very fine sand, not course sand and I could put in a tray to feed them on come feeding time if their poo starts having too much sand in it.

 

[Trogdor]

It's very fine sand, not course sand and I could put in a tray to feed them on come feeding time if their poo starts having too much sand in it.

Thats good then it shouldn't cause an issue, I got mine from bunnings haha.
I have also read if you suspect they have some sand stuck in their gut dabbing vegetable oil on their nose so they lick it off and ingest it lubricates it enough to help them pass it in most cases.

 

[GeckoJosh]

One of my old Wheeleri setups...



One lovely couple:

 

[critterguy]

Awesome looking geckos and a nice setup, wouldn't mind some wheeleri's but am going to start with breeding with some Pilbara's, a few sp of skinks and maybe a pair of Pygmy monitors.

 

[Trogdor]

One of my old Wheeleri setups...



One lovely couple:

Great set up josh!
I like those plants, makes it very natural looking
Good looking wheeleris also

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[NickGeee]

There are other safer substrates to use other than sand is all i'm saying, and I wouldn't take the risk.

I would be using Coconut fiber, or feeding outside the enclosure.

The small prey is a good point, but there is a possibility of the gecko missing it's prey and taking a mouth full of sand instead. Although it's unlikely, I wouldn't be taking that risk.

I have a general knowledge on knob tails as i've looked after them before for my room mate. This is my opinion, perhaps i'm wrong to some people, but this is what I would be doing.

better safe than sorry.

Coconut fiber with knobbos? Nope! That's %9000 worse than even course sand!
I'm no professional, only kept them for 3 or so years but even the pros like Danny Brown says they're better of on fine sand than anything else.
I have never noticed them eat sand when consuming food. [MENTION=39804]critterguy[/MENTION] setup looks great!

 

[GeckoJosh]

Thanks for the comments guys

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On the subjects of knob-tailed substrate I have always used sand with great success. You have to remember that they are a burrowing, desert dwelling species, in other words they are sand specialists. Coco Peat however although could be made to work if kept nice and dry but imho I think you would be much more likely to run into compaction issues due to the knob-tails striking methods. A loose, stringy substrate would have much high chances of being ingested compared to compacted sand.

 

[AnimalsGirl]

Sand is brilliant - if you are worried about impaction in your animal then just make sure you have compacted the sand enough so that they can dig during the night if they choose but it's not super loose like being on a beach.

We use sand for all our geckos and dragons, including hatchlings, and have never had a problem. You just need to put as much sand in as desired, then press it down with your hands so that it creates a harder surface. If they dig it up, just smooth it back out and compact again when you're doing a spot clean!

Sand is also better then other substrates like bark chip because food, eg crickets, can't burrow in as easily and hide from your lizard

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Some awesome setup's there, I like Animalsgirls and Classabears the most.

Here's mine, I just finished setting it up today, it's for a 2 year old male pilbara region Smooth knob-tailed gecko and hopefully a female or 2 soon.
It's a 2 foot fish tank with a aluminium mesh lid, already had the lid from keeping other things in there.

Now I just need a heat pad to put under the tank on the dry end and some more natural looking hides for the bud.
I already have a ceramic heat lamp and thermostat to hook it up through but think a little heat pad will use less power.

It doesn't show it well in the pics, but the moist end is about 10 cm deep, the dry end about 1cm deep, added in a rough rock to help the gecko's climb up to the moist end easier, might also add in a small hollow log next to that.

Thank you yours is looking good, would love to see some grass tussocks in there

 

[Trogdor]

I got the little guy, too young to sex at the moment, here are some pics:

Last pic was taken by the breeder before I got him/her.
Seems to love the set up, has his little burrow system he made himself.
I replaced the hides I made with store bought ones.

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[crocka79]

Few of mine around the house

 

[dwmgalloway]

Bump up the theead a bit again. Im looking at getting a marble velvet gecko or 2 to fill a spare enclosure i have. Will a 30x30x45 exoterra enclosure be big enough? If yes, ther a bit small to fit a heat light to so, would a good brand heat rock be okay to heat the ground?
Thanks in advance