Cepediana, lineata, and ladicauda

[strikedistance]

Would exo terra cages be fine for these three species. Ive kept the large species of day geckos but haven't had too much experience with the smaller except for one ladicauda i had. I really like these cages and was wondering if they were fine for a pair each of these three species. I really like how there made and they seem perfect. Im really starting to get back into keeping and breeding day geckos and leaftail geckos. I had to sell of most of my collection for certain reasons and now have fixed that problem. I have about 6 species of leaftail and day gecko that i want to work with plus a few odds and edds. Any help would be great.
Heres my list for what i want to keep.
Oh and on a side note i know there are not to many cepediana in the country but i have worked with them in the past and would really love to get a pair of my own.
1.1 crimson grandis (have 1.0 grandis not crimson)
1.1 standingi
1.1 cepediana
1.1 lineata or ladicauda
2.2 henkeli (have 1.1)
1.1 sikorae
Thanks for you help

 

[JBReptiles]

Exo Terras will work fine for everything.Good luck finding the geckos.

 

[strikedistance]

I expect they wont work for standingi or grandis adult though. Do you by any chance know what the largest exo terra cage is? And thanks itll take some time but i will edventually find the geckos

 

[JBReptiles]

I keep standingi in a exo terra 18 Cube.The largest that i know of is 18x18x24 (Lxwxh)And it would defnetly work for a pair of standingi and grandis.

 

[strikedistance]

I kept my old standingi in a 16x16x32 half glass half screen cage. Is that to big and dry? And I know it would be to dry for grandis.

 

[JBReptiles]

Ide say it would be good for standingi and possibly grandis.You would have a tuff time keeping it humid.

 

[Palex134]

you can keep all those species in an exo terra. I recently had a small klemmeri escape, but larger species wont be able to. Also, I had a heat lamp melt the top, and warp the crap out of one, which was my fault though. Goodluck.

 

[JBReptiles]

How did your female get out peter?i dont see anything big enough for them to get out.

 

[Palex134]

she was a juvie, about 7 months old. I dont know how she escaped, I was away, but the night before I left, she made her first escape, and I found her in my herp room. The cage was totally sealed. I came back from NY for thanksgiving, and she was gone again, and i havent seen her since.

 

[strikedistance]

Yes how did it get out? Also do you guys have any pictures of the setups like that. Also something you can try to do it leave babyfood caps out with babyfood it it. It attracts soom species. Also if you see poop around it you know its still around.

 

[JBReptiles]

YOu can see the exo terra their.I added a few more plants and some big bamboo

 

[Palex134]

ya I have been, but i havent seen her in weeks. I dont have any pics, but its a basic 12x12x24, 2 snake plants, 1 other plant. coco and cyprus bedding. 5 pieces of bamboo, 2 basking spots, 100 watt and UVB.

 

[strikedistance]

Thanks for the picture and the info. Cant wait to get them now. Where did you buy the exo terra cage and how much did it cost. I would probably get three.

 

[JBReptiles]

I got it from the irba show from reptiledepot.for 80$ for the 18 cube.Were in cali are you?

 

[Palex134]

reptile depot. 50 or so for the 12x12x18.

 

[strikedistance]

Im in Redondo Beach.

 

[Brandon Parry]

Bruce here's some pictures of some standard Phelsuma cages I use.

 

[Brandon Parry]

the first picture is 17" tall 9" wide and 14" deep
the second picture is 17" tall 24" wide and 12" deep and it is broken down in to 4 seperate cages they house guimbeaui and klemmeri the pictures are a little old and are missing some bamboo perches and the plants have filled out since that picture.

 

[Haroldo]

I wouldn't feel comfortable housing standingi or grandis in any model of Exo-Terra. I find phelsuma are alot more active when given a bit more space to roam in my experience. I also think the Exo-Terra are poor choices for any of the smaller species (lineata, laticauda for example) as the cages are not designed well enough to keep them in imo. If you ever hatch in situ, the baby will be out the cage before you even notice it's hatched. I could go on for quite a bit, but I'll leave that for another day.

When you say you "worked" with them before, do you mean you owned a pair or helped with the husbandry of a pair? You'll have quite a time finding any unsexables, much less any pairs in the country. My suggestion is to get in touch with the right people and get on a list. Good luck on your new projects.h

 

[strikedistance]

Harold- I never personally owned a pair. I worked in a herpetology lab in ohio and took care of many species of reptiles that i never personally bought for my own collection. I also didn't think standingi and grandis would be sutible in a exoterra but i never let anyeggs hatch in situ. I know cepediana are gluers but i would just put a cup over the eggs. but i like bradons setup a lot more and it would be a whole lot cheeper than a Exo terra cage.

Brandon- Those i great. I totally forgot that you did that. If i got that cages would you be willing to do that for me. Not now but maybe sometime next year. I would pay you ofcourse. I like how it was done with the individual cage. Also when you cut the bamboo do you cut it into too whole half so the geckos lay there eggs in the bottom.