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 #1823163


Tree_frogger_101
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 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

I am getting a cresty soon and only know basic knowledge of temps, feeding, housing, and stuff. I have a cage ready with live plants, hides, and a UTH. Any extra advise or are are things i need to still get. Thanks for the help.
08/07/08  06:01pm

 #1823217


Squee
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   Message To: Tree_frogger_101   In reference to Message Id: 1823163


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

if you have hides on the ground they probably wont be used much..

a uth is kinda pointless again since cresties arent ground dwellers...

and if you get a baby i suggest you raise it in a different cage with a solid substrate especially if you are going to be feeding it crickets
08/07/08  06:53pm

 #1823245


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   Message To: Squee   In reference to Message Id: 1823217


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

what!? they need tings to climb on!? i was told they liked the ground? i will buy more plants.



08/07/08  07:09pm

 #1823461


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   Message To: Tree_frogger_101   In reference to Message Id: 1823245


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

umm.. wow. crested geckos are an arboreal species. they live up high most of the time. you need to do alot more research before you get one. what size tank do you have? you need at least a 20 gallon tall tank for an adult.
08/07/08  10:09pm

 #1823510


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   Message To: Guido1090   In reference to Message Id: 1823461


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko


i posted that pic and was told it was perfect for a cresty. thats why im getting one
08/07/08  10:54pm

 #1823512


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   Message To: Guido1090   In reference to Message Id: 1823461


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

Unless You live somewhere really cold you won’t need any heat source. Crested Gecko’s Do Great at 75F, In fact you never want to let their temperatures rise higher then 80-82F.
You want to Keep humidity at 60% during the day and somewhere between 70-80% at night.
An adult needs a 20 gallon tall or you can do what I did and flip it vertically, like this,



Have you Researched "Crested Gecko Diet" by T-rex? If not you really should, it’s great stuff. That and crickets sometimes is all you need to feed them.
as for substrate, what do you plan to use? I use Eco-Earth. But I place my crested gecko’s in a critter keeper to completely eliminate the chance of impactions. Or you can just use plain old paper towels.

If you have any more questions please ask.



08/07/08  10:56pm

 #1823536


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   Message To: KiruSama   In reference to Message Id: 1823512


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

how clever is that setup? lol
is my cage good for a baby? i have a cage just like the ones you have but i need to buy it a lid. i will buy more plants and things to climb on next time i go to petsmart. i use bark..
08/07/08  11:22pm

 #1823647


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   Message To: Tree_frogger_101   In reference to Message Id: 1823536


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

It looks Good.

I can’t tell from you picture but you do have a water bowl in their. Right?
The only thing I would recommend is if you chose to feed crickets to not feed them in there so your little gecko doesn’t end up eating his substrate.

As long as you follow Proper temps and humidity, Your gecko should be good to go. :)




08/08/08  02:20am

 #1823721


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   Message To: KiruSama   In reference to Message Id: 1823647


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

If you look really hard you can see a large water dish. Its under the wooden hide. I put 1/2 the water dish under the hide to make a cave affect.
08/08/08  06:14am

 #1823824


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   Message To: Tree_frogger_101   In reference to Message Id: 1823163


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

an under the tank heater is really unneccesary due to the fact that they are arboreal they spend all of there time higher up in the canopy and room temperature is usually sufficient if its around 75 to 85 just make sure you have more hight than width in your tank if possible they love to climb and give them hides up high and plants to



08/08/08  09:48am

 #1823839


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   Message To: Fisherman125   In reference to Message Id: 1823824


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

Quote:

give them hides up high


how posibly ever so????
08/08/08  10:05am

 #1823873


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   Message To: Tree_frogger_101   In reference to Message Id: 1823839


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

i understand the confusion ill post somepics to show you



08/08/08  10:59am

 #1823889


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   Message To: Tree_frogger_101   In reference to Message Id: 1823839


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

In all three of my cages I don’t have a single "Hide" Not high or low, but I have lots and lots of fake plants they hide in.



08/08/08  11:21am

 #1823890


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   Message To: Fisherman125   In reference to Message Id: 1823873


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko
08/08/08  11:21am

 #1823912


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   Message To: Fisherman125   In reference to Message Id: 1823890


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

oh those look cool, how do i make one. i have a tree frog that needs hides but he dosnt have any. her has a ton of plants to hide in.
08/08/08  11:39am

 #1823918


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   Message To: XavierxxX   In reference to Message Id: 1823912


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

can u buy one of those at a pet store?
08/08/08  11:44am

 #1823925


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   Message To: Tree_frogger_101   In reference to Message Id: 1823918


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

i bought mine at a pet store im not sure exactly what they are but i beleive they are hollow vines theyre really cheap to it was like 4 0r 5 dollars and i just used florists wire and put it through my screen top due to the fact that my 30 gallon is on its side but you can glue it to ur tank



08/08/08  11:47am

 #1823927


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   Message To: Tree_frogger_101   In reference to Message Id: 1823918


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

oh and the lil exo terra cave you have you can glue a magnet strip all around the edge and put it on the side of the tank and put magnets on the outside of the glass my tree frog loves it



08/08/08  11:49am

 #1823945


Tree_frogger_101
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   Message To: Fisherman125   In reference to Message Id: 1823927


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

were do i get these magnets?
08/08/08  12:05pm

 #1823981


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   Message To: Tree_frogger_101   In reference to Message Id: 1823945


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

any craft store it should come in a strip or you can get round magnets and glue them to the cave



08/08/08  12:41pm

 #1823989


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   Message To: Fisherman125   In reference to Message Id: 1823981


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

mmm.. i will make an investment
08/08/08  12:44pm

 #1824002


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   Message To: Tree_frogger_101   In reference to Message Id: 1823989


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

theres really no end to the possibilities in a natural terrarium i mean as long as the humidity ,lighting ,temp,food is right than the skies the limit
08/08/08  12:53pm

 #1824267


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   Message To: Fisherman125   In reference to Message Id: 1824002


 *Coming Soon!* Crested Gecko

ahh i see. well, i will post pix when i get my CG. thanks everyone who helped!
08/08/08  05:13pm


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