[TheBlueDwarf]

Hi, this is my first post and im not that familiar with williams geckos but i have the oppurtunity of getting a trio of them. What is the minimum tank size for them. Im looking into a 10 or 15 gallon tall tank, but i need as much input as possible.

Thanks

[Chum]

I can only speak for myself, I have had my trio in a 12x12x18 without bambo tubes (though filled with plants) in which they laid eggs and seemed to thrive, however later one I moved them to a 18x24x24 and they imidiatly settled in and are much more active now.

A while back I moved the two gravid females back to the old enclosure to have them lay their eggs there, they fast became a bit more shy and stationary again. however they both laid eggs, one of them ate it's own eggs though.

So all in all they really appreciate the added space that they have now. In the old and small enclosure they mostly just hovered around the top of the enclosure, but after I moved my trio to the larger terrarium I began to see them near the bottom or even fouraging on the bottom relatively often.

I actually see them eating some of the woodlice that I have in the soil - and drinking from the water that I have in the bottom of the terrarium. They really use every inch of the large terrarium - so I would say something like 12''x12''x18'' is possible to have them in, but they don't really thrive unless they have a larger terrarium to have fun in.

[Palor]

They may be small but they are an active species and they love space. I am looking at setting up my 55g viv to be suitable for them,

[Matt K]

I moved mine from a 20 gallon tank to a 16 gallon, to a 10 gallon, and now they live in what may amount to a 3 gallon tank....all the while getting seemingly happier with each move. My other Lygodactylus live in cages that are 6x12x18, and seem to love being there. I thought about keeping them in oversized enclosures like some others do, but if they are not stressed, eat/behave correctly, and reproduce, I have to think they are in a comfortable enclosure. My yellowheads actually look/behave better than ever in these size cages where I could not get them happy in larger cages.

[HCHGeckos]

I have mine in probably a 5 gallon and they seem to be doing great, although later in the year I plan to get them a larger tank and use their current one for egg laying and hatchlings.

[Griac Poliwanbl]

Hey,

I have the same question. Would an 18"/12"/16" tank work?

[zohariels]

An 18x12x16 would be good, as a general rule I say nothing less then an 12x12x18.
Just keep a close eye on trio's, sometimes a dominant animal overstresses one of the others.