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07-01-04, 06:37 PM
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Location: Kamloops, British Columbia
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Housing A Little Guy
Alrighty, I'm getting a two month old crested gecko from Beth Wallbank at the Abbotsford show this weekend. Just wanted to see what you guys use to house little guys. Would paper towels work even though I need the high humidity? Should I use a substrate and/or some plants? This is my first crested gecko and I want to do everything right the first time, I've had difficulties in the past with chameleons under 3 months of age and don't want this guy to die. Are they pretty hardy geckos?
-Brock
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07-01-04, 07:13 PM
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Join Date: Mar-2003
Location: Ontario
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I kept my little guys in critter keepers. I intially used bedabeast but I then changed to paper towel after I witnessed one of my cresties choking on some. Humidity shouldnt be an issue as long as you spray twice a day. As long as you're in the 65-75% range, your crestie should be fine. Make sure to give your little guy some branches to climb on and possibly a hide box. From what I have read they are one of the hardiest geckos around. Best of luck and remember to post pics 
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07-02-04, 11:19 AM
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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I to use Kritter Keepers for my little one i just aquired. Plus i just bought 2 more (Thanks Anthony again) and i plan on housing them in Kritter Keepers also. For the substrate i just use paper towels for the reason mentioned in the post from CDN-Cresties. I haven't tried to use bed a beast or any other product but i've heard plenty from other people using it, and i would just prefer not to take the chance.
Rhacodactylus: The Complete Guide to their Selection and Care by Philippe de Vosjoli. I highly recommend this book!!!
Jamie
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07-02-04, 01:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by drewlowe
Rhacodactylus: The Complete Guide to their Selection and Care by Philippe de Vosjoli. I highly recommend this book!!!
Jamie
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07-02-04, 01:16 PM
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Location: Burlington, Ontario
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I'm using large show off sterile containers with the locking lids. I drilled holes a long the sides. My first three hatchlings are housed together on paper towel. They have a small snake plant and a potho's plant to climb on and an egg carton to hide under.
Paper towels are good at staying damp for high humidity and you won't have to worry about little guys choking. I use cocobark for my adults because I noticed they love to dive for their prey. I compact it on the bottom of their tanks while it's damp and it stays like that. This way it will stay nice and humid and you will aviodnice them scooping up the dirt while going for a cricket. As adults if they do get a mouthfull of bark they're pretty good at spitting it out of they'll just eat it with the cricket and poo it out. Live plants really help. I recommend pothos, snake plants, joesphs coat, cane plants (not sure on the name but they have wooden trunks and usually two sets of leaves on either side of the flat top) and Ficus!!! (Weeping Figs) I bought a couple for my Crested Geckos and Satanics. They love them and they look great.
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07-02-04, 01:58 PM
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Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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When buying any of these plants, should I repot them into a different soil in case chemicals have been used on them?
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07-02-04, 02:08 PM
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Im not sure about repotting them but when I owned a cham I bought a ficus tree. I took it outside and gave it a good shower with the hose to make sure no chemicals would be left on it.
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07-02-04, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: Feb-2004
Location: St Catharines Ontario
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Yeah,
just rinse the palnt leaves and leech out the soil a couple of times by pouring lots of fresh water through it. I work in a tropical plant greenhouse. any chemicals used wash right off with water, and pretty much the entire indistry uses pesticides that are engineered to break down withing 24 hours of application, so the workers like me dont start growing extra limbs and the like.
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07-02-04, 03:11 PM
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Location: Burlington, Ontario
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You should repot your plants with tropical soil to make sure there's no fly larva in the soil. You can get little outbreaks of soil flys it happened to me last month so I changed the soil and haven't seen any since. They're no harm to your geckos but they're small and annoying and could harm you eggs.I have also noticed that some potting soil from recently bought plants contain small centipedes.
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07-02-04, 06:32 PM
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Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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Quote:
Originally posted by little_dragon_
You should repot your plants with tropical soil to make sure there's no fly larva in the soil. You can get little outbreaks of soil flys it happened to me last month so I changed the soil and haven't seen any since. They're no harm to your geckos but they're small and annoying and could harm you eggs.I have also noticed that some potting soil from recently bought plants contain small centipedes.
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What is tropical soil? Please bear with me...I know nothing about plants - except they're green. 
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1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli", 1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
1.0 Mexican Black King "Indigo", 0.1 California King "Gentoo", 1.0 Snow Corn "Chile", 0.1 Okeetee Corn "Amazon"
1.0 Crested Gecko "Willow", 0.1 IJ Blue-Tongued Skink "Phoebe", 1.0 Indonesian Blue-Tongued Skink "Cole"
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07-02-04, 07:37 PM
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Join Date: Aug-2003
Location: Burlington, Ontario
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Go to walmart, or any local greenhouse and you can find bags of it and it will say Tropical soil
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07-02-04, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct-2003
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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Cool thanks!
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1.0 Ball Python "Aragorn", 1.0 Bredl's Carpet Python "Strider"
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli", 1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
1.0 Mexican Black King "Indigo", 0.1 California King "Gentoo", 1.0 Snow Corn "Chile", 0.1 Okeetee Corn "Amazon"
1.0 Crested Gecko "Willow", 0.1 IJ Blue-Tongued Skink "Phoebe", 1.0 Indonesian Blue-Tongued Skink "Cole"
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07-03-04, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: Oct-2003
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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Are these plants okay:
1. Ficus benjamina 'Little Gold Angel'
2. Pothos Golden
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1.0 Ball Python "Aragorn", 1.0 Bredl's Carpet Python "Strider"
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli", 1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
1.0 Mexican Black King "Indigo", 0.1 California King "Gentoo", 1.0 Snow Corn "Chile", 0.1 Okeetee Corn "Amazon"
1.0 Crested Gecko "Willow", 0.1 IJ Blue-Tongued Skink "Phoebe", 1.0 Indonesian Blue-Tongued Skink "Cole"
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