crested gecko enclosure......

[Laurier]

hey,

i am picking a crested gecko up at the fall taras show and i was wondering, how do you keep your enclosures? like temp, size per a gecko.

i have a 18 gal tall (floor space of a 10 gal but tall). any ideas how i can set it up?

Laurier

[sungazer]

make sure you have really tall sturdy plants,tall logs anything to climb on,make sure the temp is in the mid 80s and lots of humdity.spray like 3x a day and feed it cricket smaller then it's head.good luck on them they are little cuties

[DragnDrop]

Even though they're arboreal, they do spend a fair bit of time near the ground, specially when shedding. Use leaves or peat type flooring with some bark chunks they can hide under for extra humidity at this time. Lots of upright and horizontal perches. Make sure there's some horizontal ones, helps avoid the floppy tail syndrome. They are not dainty jumpers, so tough plants (pothos) or silk ones work best.
Temperatures are the same as what keeps you comfy. The ideal range is 68-80°F. They start to stress out in the mid 80's, and will need lots of misting to keep them cool. Around 90 they are really suffering. If you're comfy at the temperature, it's great with them too. They can take night temps into the 60's and still be actively hunting and courting. Unless you have your house extremely cold, you won't need extra heat. A 10 gallon tank is okay for one, but 15 would be best, for a pair nothing less than 20 gallons, and preferably a tall tank.
Feed crickets, soft bodied bugs (mealworms to a minimum) and about 50% of their diet is fruit. Either fruit baby food, or blended/mashed in a mix you make yourself. They'll take yogurt readily as well.

Emerson Sy Crested Geck Site (http://www.geocities.com/crestedgecko/)

Some pictures of my cresteds:

Crested Album #1 (http://community.webshots.com/album/27822817UAtrlhecaF)
"Red Riding Hood" my red female (http://community.webshots.com/album/29141700fNKnTevBEO)
Crested Album #2 (http://community.webshots.com/album/27371260VcFxDDxHSW)