[TroyL]

I currently have my male tokay in a 30gallong aquarium. I also have a pair of leopard geckos in a 18x18x18 exoterra system. Being that my gecko only stays on the warm side of his big 30g. tank I was wondering If I bleached and cleand both cages If it would hurt to put the tokay in the 18x18x18 enclosure. I know the 24 tall is best. But would it hurt to keep him in the cube as an adult? I have not been able to get the cold side of the big cage up past 75degrees. The temp in the cube seems to stay high. The leopard dont need ambient as much as belly it seems. So I am wanting to flip flop there setups. This be a good or bad idea? any suggestions would be great.

Troy

[Will3]

18"x18"x18" is WAY to small for a tokay, its barely big enough for a Crested gecko, there is this new Exo-Terra 36” x 18” x 36”, that would be a better size, since male tokays are 12-16" long as adults. keeping him in 18x18x18 is animal cruelty.

[thehotchik1000]

I agree too small for an adult. I have an 18x18x 18 as a nursery for my babies. If you put the 30long on it's small end standing up that would actually work better for him. It would require a Little modification but it would work much better.

[TroyL]

Yeah I ahve mine in a 35gallon custom made tank but I can't get the stupid temps up past 80 on the hot side. The cold side is like 70. Was hoping that the 18x18x18 would work. Oh well guess he is gonna stay where he is at.

Troy

[Riverside Reptiles]

Sounds like you just need to come up with a better heating set up, not a different enclosure. What are you using to try and heat with?

[TroyL]

I just have screen top with a towel over most of it to hold heat in. Then I use a heat emmiter in a dome fixture on the scrren. I have been thinking I need a canopy that is solid so i can mount the emmiter in the top center. I have been trying to figure out what type of wood to use for the canopy top. I thought I read pine is toxic or something of the sort. My question is. Is it toxic if the animal does not come in contact with it? I plan on leaving the screen top so the animal can't come in contact with the emmiter or the day lamps That I am using. Any suggestions for the canopy build?

Troy

[Will3]

What wattage is the heat emiter (ceramic heater?) and what kind of screen is it.

[TroyL]

I think its a 100watt emmiter. The screen top is one of the ones you can buy in any local pet shop.

Troy

[Will3]

It should be no problem at all, how far away is it and what are your room temps?

[Frinta]

idk to me sounds rather sick to keep an tokay in an 18" tall, jesus the lizard itself is gigantic


i know you people from US keep your reptiles in a bit smaller cages

Im housing my tokay in an 24"x24"x40" and still feeling it could be bigger ;S