appropriate gecko for these temps.

geckoling · #1 09-16-2009, 12:16 PM

Any gecko fine between the extremes of about 85 and the mid 60's?(with seasonal change, currently room temp in the 70's?). I have an 16 x 8 x 10(LWH) enclosure that could serve as a temp enclosure should whatever you rec. outgrow it(which I imagine most will).

NathanSoto · #2 09-16-2009, 12:56 PM

A crested gecko would do fairly well in those temps, but mid 60s is a little cool unless your going to brumate (and thats only for about 2 months). For the times when it does get colder than lets say 65 your going to need a source of heat via heat light or UTH for any gecko.

geckoling · #3 09-16-2009, 04:24 PM

Thanks! I assumed a crested was ok. That would indeed only be for the coldest months of the year(Dec-Feb), and I could provide a little supplemental heat during the day. I don't want something that is going to require me to cook them constantly and raise electricity bills through the roof though.

could a mod move this to the noob central? I just noticed that forum and this is definetly more appropraite there.

NathanSoto · #4 09-16-2009, 04:43 PM

Also any gecko requires a lot of care and time ($ too) if you would like more info on the Crested gecko (rhacodactylus ciliatus) you could look into the Crested Geckos | Rhacodactylus ciliatus - Geckos Unlimited section. anyways hope this helps...

regards,

Nathan.

geckoling · #5 09-16-2009, 06:52 PM

aye, but you can't deny some are much less costly to maintain than others. For example, someone living in a hot climate would no be very smart(or would realize ahead of time and be willing to do what is needed) to try to keep a montane sp. I just don't want to be over my head in this regard.

NathanSoto · #6 09-16-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by geckoling

aye, but you can't deny some are much less costly to maintain than others. For example, someone living in a hot climate would no be very smart(or would realize ahead of time and be willing to do what is needed) to try to keep a montane sp. I just don't want to be over my head in this regard.

haha very true, to many times people get to far over there head in getting a gecko assuming all are easy to care for or didnt do their research and the gecko ends up poorly taken care of, put up for adoption, or worse the gecko ends up dying, so not wanting not to get over your head with having one is understandable. But just so you know (im assuming you havnt had a crestie) cresties are awesome geckos! and very unique and gorgeous and are joy to have (also easy to keep and maintain) the only thing that usually gets costly (im sure you already know this) is the food crickets-cgd and any other thing you feed them so its best to breed your own repti chow haha but yeah good luck with your hunt for the best gecko.

if you have any other questions feel free to ask

geckoling · #7 09-16-2009, 08:25 PM

I've kept newts and tarantulas, currently raising a little stinkpot and the feeding bill can occasionally cost a goodly amount(my folks calculated monthly they spent about $5) but that is certainly not what I'd call expensive. And this was to feed some 30+ spanish ribbed newts and several tarantulas. I'd bet newts are probably the cheapest herp pet to care for, however...happy being fed just worms.

CGD seems to cost about $20-$40 per lb(depends on how much you buy). Curious how much the geckos actually eat? Especially since it is powder and not in the wet form at purchase. I'm guessing it can't be kept for very long so most people probably buy in small quantities?

CGD does seem cheaper than crickets though...which could cost $2 or so a week for small numbers or a single animal. Of course with all of them you have to count in replacing vit supplements too.

NathanSoto · #8 09-16-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by geckoling

I've kept newts and tarantulas, currently raising a little stinkpot and the feeding bill can occasionally cost a goodly amount(my folks calculated monthly they spent about $5) but that is certainly not what I'd call expensive. And this was to feed some 30+ spanish ribbed newts and several tarantulas. I'd bet newts are probably the cheapest herp pet to care for, however...happy being fed just worms.

CGD seems to cost about $20-$40 per lb(depends on how much you buy). Curious how much the geckos actually eat? Especially since it is powder and not in the wet form at purchase. I'm guessing it can't be kept for very long so most people probably buy in small quantities?

CGD does seem cheaper than crickets though...which could cost $2 or so a week for small numbers or a single animal. Of course with all of them you have to count in replacing vit supplements too.

Ive never had a newt or a tarantula but they seem very interesting are they??? and i see you said "Curious how much the geckos actually eat?" and thats the problem CGD cannot be used as a staple diet for the gecko alone because they tend not to eat to much, and prefer to eat live food (also mealworms are not a good staple either) because of this i just gave them CGD as a treat to mix up the diet (ive know they say it goes bad, ive never done this but ive heard people have kept an open bag in the fridge and it stayed goo), so small quantities is what i did i bought about a pound each month. And vitamins always seem to cost a lot lol i hate that but its a necessity.

geckoling · #9 09-16-2009, 09:55 PM

Very interesting animals...newts in particular make great pets(tarantulas too but too many (other) people have issues with them for me to reccomend them to anyone anywhere, which is unfortunate as they really are not that bad).

I've seen multiple references to multiple generations reared on the diets...though indeed most people supplement with fruit and dusted insects. How many geckos did you have to go through a pound of CGD(that is about 2 pounds wet) a month?

NathanSoto · #10 09-16-2009, 10:51 PM

Are newts active pets???

and actually i only had 4 adults and many babies (10 to be exact) it was a while ago but me and a friend (my neighbor) had a project and he had 15-20 some odd Cresties he used CGD on them on top of a project of leos that we had, i usually just bummed off him since he usually bought it for us and he had the majority of geckos, sometimes we used most of it pretty fast (sometimes he just over bought it lol and had to much) but we didnt use it all the time, some of the cresties didnt really take a liking to CGD and just fed on crickets so yeah...over all they are an awesome gecko though. so i guess you could say one pound a month is not really a steady number just an approximation sorry.