dilemma

[victorious]

Hey,

Got a bit of a dilemma with the new geckos..
Before i got them i talked to a guy who've kept and bred this guys for a very long time. He said that they are fairly easy geckos to keep and breed as long as there needs are met and that they need a deep layer of high quality sand so that they can dig around, which they would normaly do back in nature.

Alright so I gave my new levis a depth of about 20cm (about 8 inches) red "namibia" sand, which is really high quality, holding their burrows real good.
In fact, if i lift up the box i can see the male has dug down all the way to the bottom, having himself a little "nest" down there.

My dilemma is that they are now hard to check up on. I've had them for a couple of days now and i would really like to have a look at them see that they are thriving and that everyting is alright. At the same time i do not destroy their burrows and add additional stress to them unnecessarity..

Their setup is fairly naturalistic, and i'm absolutely sure that their digging is a very natural behaviour showing that they are thriving. but at the same time its important to check up upon the animals every now and then, right?

What would you guys do?

cheers

 

[Sebastian]

Hi,

to avoid the problem of a too deep sand I provide several clay hides and have a 5-8 cm high layer of sand in my cages. Works well for me and the geckos can close the clay hides from the inside, just like natural burrows.

Best,

Sebastian

 

[Pitbullgeckos]

20 cm is to much.......provide some hides, one on the cool side and one on the warm side. Keep the cool side hide a little humid and let dry out completly once every week.

Males maby 3 cm of sand and gravid females about 5-10 cm so they can borrow their eggs.

Its as simple as that;-)

 

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