[Geckos503]

so i have had my med gecko for a month and he really loves his home even though its quite small, i had him in a ten gallon tank but moved him to a 2.5 gallon tank instead since i read that a small lizard, hes an inch long, can be stressed by too much space.

so now i have him in a 2.5 or 4 gallon tank(i think its in between) and tons of branches and hides and stuff, hes doing great and always moves around his enclosure very slowly like hes walking.

hes still an inch and i feed him pinhead crickets that he chase into his favorite branch then jumps at it.

i don't have a waterbowl in fear of him drowning and i mist his tank thrice a day.

his substrate is packed down bed a beast wit half bedabeast have rocks covered with moss.

but i execute every inch of his tank and i have two levels for him(working on a third) and he usually hides in the day on the second and at night goes to the first for food and playing.

is this a good setup, the temp is 85 in the day with temps ranging to 90 to 95 on the hot spot and at 75 at night?

sound good?



p.s. he uses both levels. you probably new that.

i would post pics but i don't get how to.

[Geckos503]

tank humidity is 70%

[NathanSoto]

I'd like to see some photos, in order to do this go down to ADDITIONAL OPTIONS-ATTACH FILES-and MANAGE ATTACHMENTS and you can upload photos as attachments or thumbnails, Like this, and its good to know your gecko is doing fine mine still hasnt eaten

[Geckos503]

k thanks, ill take some but ill have to take down the second level to do so.

his hide is made of cardboard too... im cheap....

the substrate though is bed a beast and soil packed down because when bed a beast dries up it becomes loose so the soil keeps it packed down and he hasn't eaten the substrate since.

Hes more of a gecko that runs at his prey and grabs it with his mouth, not in a downward motion like bigger geckos so i think if your using sand the risk of impaction is less than a leopard gecko or some other gecko.

ill post some pics soon.

[Geckos503]

how long have you had yours cause mine didn't eat for a week.

[NathanSoto]

Ur welcome, and cardboard to me is a fine hide, and ive never heard of BED A BEAST, im just guessing its a type of repti dirt or sand.

As of thins moment i now have 5 geckos although im probably going to let go of the juveniles and keep the 2 adults i have or should i keep the juveniles and let go of the adults?or keep them all? i dont know...but they are seperately housed.

as of now ive had the first one for going on six days.

[NathanSoto]

oh and do you know how to tell the difference between sexes?

[Geckos503]

me personally would take the juveniles and let go of the adults because you can see the juveniles grow and things and its cool.
Bed a Beat is like a type of dirt thing thats in a brick and you soak it in water.
How big are your cages?
Im gonna get mine a bigger cage when he gets bigger, a five gall then ten gall.
For sexing them i read that the males have small bulges by the vents but im not sure.

[NathanSoto]

Right now i have the 3 juveniles in a 3 gallon like plastic see through shoe box with some rocks stacked so they can climb and there is plenty of hiding spaces and for the substrate i use paper towels for the juvies, it retains moisture and i do use a UV and a blacklight at night and a small heat pad to one side.

With the adults i have both in a ten gallon but they are both males i think but they dont get close to each other and i dont have a substrate at the bottom just glass all around but i do use some rocks and sticks and a plastic plant so they have plenty of hiding spaces and i use the same type of heating as the juvies.

i think im going to keep them all haha, but i need another cage.
and its probably going to get costly but i caught them i should take care of them right.

[Geckos503]

yah,