Are any geckos suitable for a paludarium lifestyle?

[kyryah]

I am in the process of building a 30 gallon tall paludarium. The water area occupies 12" x 24" x 10", or about 12 gallons of the total space.

I am looking for something to populate it with. I am not sure that there are any geckos that are suitable. I don't want something to drown, so I will probably cover the surface of the water with a fine mesh of some type, or otherwise create a barrier between the animal and the water. There are lots of roots that extend down into the water, and I will create a small ramp also.

I don't want something huge, obviously, as the tank just ins't big enough.

Any suggestions? Non-gecko suggestions appreciated too, although I already know I could keep a tree frog in the enclosure I really want a small reptile.

Kristina.

 

[Melissa]

Gecko For Paludarium

Hello,
Crested Geckos would work well in that type of set-up, especially
if they are sub adult or adult.
If you go to: The Pangea Forums - Crested Geckos & More - Powered by vBulletin, someone just
posted about their paludarium set-up for Cresteds.
Best of luck.

Melissa

 

[kyryah]

Thanks! I will check that out. I had considered cresteds but wanted some first hand experience.

Kristina

 

[wyatt003]

I keep a tokay, but not in a palu. in a normal viv, but i know that he can stand a very high humidity that would generally be the case in a palu. The reason I suggest these is that they are generally very smart(would know not to drown), I've never seen him in the lower half of my cage(31" tall), and he hunts the crickets on the back wall, not the floor, which I thought was weird. I may be way wrong, but with these factors, it seems like tokays would be a good choice. Also, I think the colors of tokays make them stand out.

But don't take my word, just a suggestion

edit: although, with 12g of water, that only leaves approx 18g for the gecko, a tokay would be a little large

 

[kyryah]

I have kept Tokays before, they are awesome geckos, if brats, lol.

I think a Tokay would be too large for the area, in all honesty...

Kristina

 

[wyatt003]

brats is an understatement, when mine was younger i held it everyday to try and tame it. I gave up...

 

[kyryah]

LOL, I got chomped a few times, but it comes with the territory. Don't get herps if you don't want to get nibbled at some point

Kristina

 

[frankpayne32]

I keep a pair of cat geckos in my 55 gal paludarium. I've read that in the wild they occur around streams mostly.

 

[Ingo]

Nactus pelagicus, if available, would be a perfect choice. These have been observed to dive for shelter.