Here is my situation. I just got a 50 gallon tank (36x18x21) The front glass was cracked so I have decided to make a front opening cage. I've pretty much got all the details of the cage itself down (doors, top, ventilation etc) and I have a pretty good idea of how I will decorate it (foam background in a desert theme with lots of ledges and stuff) but I am looking for something to put in it. Its too big for my Dune geckos S. Sthenodactylus and they don't seem to climb anyway. I've only got 1.2 viper T. fasciata so it seems like a waste of space for them even though they do seem to utilize some of the higher spots in their current cage than the Stenodactylus
Most of the desert species I really like are small and tend to stay on the ground. What I am looking for is a desert dweller that will utilize the vertical space. I've had spider geckos Agamura persica before and I think they would work but I'm not sure I could afford a group of them right now. I'm looking for something like 1.2 or 1.3 of something that would fit in that size cage. Priced around $50.00-$75.00 each. Any ideas would be appreciated. Oh, and Leopard geckos are not an option. Would any of the banded geckos of the genus Coleonyx fit my needs. I always tended to view them as primarily ground dwellers but with higher, heated perches would they use them. They are high on my want list anyway.
My other option would be to turn it on its end and get a pair of Lined Leaftail geckos Uroplatus lineatus but that would make one side open and the top solid so its not an ideal choice.
If this one works out I have a 55 gallon (48x13x21) that I may do the same way although this one may get laid flat. That would give me more options for my ground dwellers.
Steve
Most of the desert species I really like are small and tend to stay on the ground. What I am looking for is a desert dweller that will utilize the vertical space. I've had spider geckos Agamura persica before and I think they would work but I'm not sure I could afford a group of them right now. I'm looking for something like 1.2 or 1.3 of something that would fit in that size cage. Priced around $50.00-$75.00 each. Any ideas would be appreciated. Oh, and Leopard geckos are not an option. Would any of the banded geckos of the genus Coleonyx fit my needs. I always tended to view them as primarily ground dwellers but with higher, heated perches would they use them. They are high on my want list anyway.
My other option would be to turn it on its end and get a pair of Lined Leaftail geckos Uroplatus lineatus but that would make one side open and the top solid so its not an ideal choice.
If this one works out I have a 55 gallon (48x13x21) that I may do the same way although this one may get laid flat. That would give me more options for my ground dwellers.
Steve