Crested Gecko Enclosure
December 16th 2008 12:41
Crested geckos are one of my favorite gecko species. The require no excess heat unless the temps fall below say 75F, and they don't require adeded lighting. These guys are pretty docile and just make good beginner reptile pets.
It is very important, though, that they're enclosure be set up properly.
There are two different ways that you can set up a crested gecko enclosure. The first being a naturalistic setup, and the other being a simplistic set up.
The natural setup typically involves real plants and a dirty substrate. These enclosures look really nice when you spend the time to develope them and design them properly, but they sure take a good bit of extra time cleaning them.
Sometimes people will actually create an enclosure with live plants, kept in pots, and paper towel substrate under the potted plants; these are still considered natural enclosures even though the plant isn't growing from the enclosure but the pot it's sitting in.
The simplistic setup is much easier to clean, but it is definitely an eye-sore. Many people, myself included, use cardboard egg cartons and the cardboard cup trays. All you have to do is throw out the old and replace with new. I also like to use fake plants to offer more climbing and hiding space.
So, what you do with your enclosure is up to you, but just know whatever you do you need to offer plenty of climbing space, and you need to take into account cleaning.
It is very important, though, that they're enclosure be set up properly.
There are two different ways that you can set up a crested gecko enclosure. The first being a naturalistic setup, and the other being a simplistic set up.
The natural setup typically involves real plants and a dirty substrate. These enclosures look really nice when you spend the time to develope them and design them properly, but they sure take a good bit of extra time cleaning them.
Sometimes people will actually create an enclosure with live plants, kept in pots, and paper towel substrate under the potted plants; these are still considered natural enclosures even though the plant isn't growing from the enclosure but the pot it's sitting in.
The simplistic setup is much easier to clean, but it is definitely an eye-sore. Many people, myself included, use cardboard egg cartons and the cardboard cup trays. All you have to do is throw out the old and replace with new. I also like to use fake plants to offer more climbing and hiding space.
So, what you do with your enclosure is up to you, but just know whatever you do you need to offer plenty of climbing space, and you need to take into account cleaning.
Simple Enclosure
Natural Enclosure
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