xtacsoulja
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I've been planning on totally redoing my leo's viv' and was wondering if anyone had any pics of desert viv's they could share with me, or if anyone had any good ideas or suggestions to share that would be great, Thanx!!!
Pics of Desert Vivs?
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xtacsoulja
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Wow:shock:.... so nobody on this site has any dessert herps???? thats amazing, I'm really suprised:?
Sitting_duck
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Look through this forum, you'll find some. Also, check out the leopard gecko section, there are a few posted there also.
You can also try google & youtube.
You can also try google & youtube.
xtacsoulja
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i already spent 2 days going thru this site, theres a handful of good desert viv's but most of them are plain old deset viv's (u kno humid hide box, food/water dish, sand, a piece of drift wood, and a basking spot) tho i know this is "really " all a desert herp needs, the enclosure i'm moving her to, is pretty big (not sure of the dimensions) and i have a lot of space to use up, and i hate a really bare viv, It seems like so many people focuse on jungle/tropical viv's and forget the beaty in a really good desert viv
Sitting_duck
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There is one really neat looking tank for leopard geckos on this page... can't seem to find it, it's a huge tank that looks great. If I find it, I'll point it out to you.
I can't really tell what your looking for. Most desert tanks are very simple, because, in the desert it's very plain with exceptions of plants and rocks. But, most of our tanks simply don't have room for plants. Plus, Most desert animals are very happy with some hides and food.
I can't really tell what your looking for. Most desert tanks are very simple, because, in the desert it's very plain with exceptions of plants and rocks. But, most of our tanks simply don't have room for plants. Plus, Most desert animals are very happy with some hides and food.
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Hi Nicole,
I do not have pics of my smaller desert vivs online, but maybe this pic of my largest desert enclosure can still help in inspiring you.
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I do not have pics of my smaller desert vivs online, but maybe this pic of my largest desert enclosure can still help in inspiring you.
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CountGecko
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Nice what do you keep in there and do you have any close ups?
http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...arium/34899-cordylus-tropidosternum-home.html
the bigger one more so i just redid it put some wood and small rocks inthere to so it looks a bit diffrent butjust to get an idea
the bigger one more so i just redid it put some wood and small rocks inthere to so it looks a bit diffrent butjust to get an idea
Airedale
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It took me a while to "discover" this thread, but here is mine. I only have leos but it works well for this one.
The whole thing with red light on.
The same, but with the light off.
The warm half of the viv.
The cool half.
An aerial view of cool side and a little of the warm side.
The warm side without the light.
The cool side, but with Echo the gecko peeking out. :biggrin:
This whole viv is inside of a 10 gallon aquarium, with a total of three hides, with 5 "rooms" total. The bottom hide on the warm side is one of those separated plates (kind of like a T.V. dinner tray, but it came from my mom's restaurant) that I connected all of the sections by cutting a hole in one side of each section. These sections serve a dark warm hide, and since they are black, they hold and conduct heat well. The hide on top of it is just a tupperware container with a hole cut in the side. I have it full of moist perlite and it holds moisture for about a week under the heat lamp before it needs to be moistened again. An upside to perlite is that it is mold resistant. Just never feed your gecko on perlite, because if it eats any, it can cause impaction, especially in young geckos.
On the cool side, I just have a tupperware container with a hole, along with a plastic plant that Echo likes to hide in sometimes. In between, there is a piece of driftwood that you can get at any pet store. This connects the two sides, and a little projection from the driftwood leads up to the tope of the moist hide, and I used to put a piece of slate tile on top to serve as a basking place, but once I measured the temperature on the tile and it was about 115 F. I took it off, and now it is a great basking place.
I use paper towel as a substrate. I used to use sand, but it was too much of a hassle to take care of, plus it colored my leos' skins. :sad:This viv would work just as well with sand, but it is all personal preference.
You can just take out paper and toss it out.
This whole thing works out well for one leo, but that is the max for them.
You could probably fit a couple of smaller species in here.
PM me if you have any more questions!
Sincerely,
Jim AKA Airedale
:biggrin:
The whole thing with red light on.
The same, but with the light off.
The warm half of the viv.
The cool half.
An aerial view of cool side and a little of the warm side.
The warm side without the light.
The cool side, but with Echo the gecko peeking out. :biggrin:
This whole viv is inside of a 10 gallon aquarium, with a total of three hides, with 5 "rooms" total. The bottom hide on the warm side is one of those separated plates (kind of like a T.V. dinner tray, but it came from my mom's restaurant) that I connected all of the sections by cutting a hole in one side of each section. These sections serve a dark warm hide, and since they are black, they hold and conduct heat well. The hide on top of it is just a tupperware container with a hole cut in the side. I have it full of moist perlite and it holds moisture for about a week under the heat lamp before it needs to be moistened again. An upside to perlite is that it is mold resistant. Just never feed your gecko on perlite, because if it eats any, it can cause impaction, especially in young geckos.
On the cool side, I just have a tupperware container with a hole, along with a plastic plant that Echo likes to hide in sometimes. In between, there is a piece of driftwood that you can get at any pet store. This connects the two sides, and a little projection from the driftwood leads up to the tope of the moist hide, and I used to put a piece of slate tile on top to serve as a basking place, but once I measured the temperature on the tile and it was about 115 F. I took it off, and now it is a great basking place.
I use paper towel as a substrate. I used to use sand, but it was too much of a hassle to take care of, plus it colored my leos' skins. :sad:This viv would work just as well with sand, but it is all personal preference.
You can just take out paper and toss it out.
This whole thing works out well for one leo, but that is the max for them.
You could probably fit a couple of smaller species in here.
PM me if you have any more questions!
Sincerely,
Jim AKA Airedale
:biggrin:
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thrower
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Hi, I don't have an desert geckos, but I have been working with the fake rocks that are discussed on some of the other forums (mostly the DIY). Here is a link to a rock design that was made for desert species.
http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/do-yourself-diy/20413-rocks-8.html
It wouldn't take much to make a hide or two with this method as well. I've also seen several other pretty amazing setups that used similar techniques. I personally like the backgrounds made this way.
http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/do-yourself-diy/20413-rocks-8.html
It wouldn't take much to make a hide or two with this method as well. I've also seen several other pretty amazing setups that used similar techniques. I personally like the backgrounds made this way.
This is the link to a post of constuction for desert viv, may be of a little help
http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/do-yourself-diy/37135-fake-rock-geckos.html#post216308
http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/do-yourself-diy/37135-fake-rock-geckos.html#post216308