Crested gecko in a paludarium?

[cheesyguy]

Hello, I'm looking to get a crested gecko for my half land, half water tank. I have heard mixed reviews about keeping a crested gecko with a pool of water in the tank as they can fall in. Anyone have any experience or thoughts about this?

 

[Aias]

I don't know about a crested, but i can tell you for sure that dart frogs can get drown in their water bowls...

I would't try this. If you will try it make sure that the water area is very swallow and filled with branches or rocks or anything else to let the gecko have a grasp.

 

[Doublet74]

I wouldn't advise it. People have stories of cresties drowning in water bowls. I don't think they can swim.

 

[lauraleellbp]

Personally, i would worry less about drowning and more about difficulty keeping the water clean. Cresteds LOVE pooping and peeing in their water bowls- as in, I usually have to change and clean them every other day or so with most of my cresties.

I started off wanting to try this as well... but after having kept a crestie for a few months, realized that it really would be work to keep it clean and I'd worry about bacteria and parasites (especially entamoeba, which Cresties seem particularly prone to...)

 

[cheesyguy]

If i built a platform above the water out of eggcrate so i can still access the fish in the water would this work?

 

[lauraleellbp]

The platform would probably have to entirely cover the water (as in- be solid) so that poop and urates couldn't drop down into the water... That MIGHT work, though I see see a crestie crawling down to the bottom of the tank to access the water and poop and pee in it, if it can?

 

[cheesyguy]

Hmm, im guessing they are kind curious little guys and adventurous? I have 2 filters for the water part and its heavily planted and have been doing 20% weekly water changes. I suppose i can go with a pair of green anoles, as im more concerned for the animal the asthetics

 

[lauraleellbp]

What about a newt or a salamander, that would take advantage of both land and water?

 

[cheesyguy]

Correct me if im wrong but i was under the impression that salamanders may prey on fish

 

[For The Sake Of Revenge]

Correct me if im wrong but i was under the impression that salamanders may prey on fish

Yes if they can catch them they'll eat them.

 

[Connorfood]

i know this is an old thread, but in case other people reference it, I've had a crestie in with a 4 inch deep water feature for over a year now, currently there is a pair living in there, and they love it. I had to get bigger fish because they like to go fishing and eat all my pretty show guppies. They can indeed swim, from a very young age, and I have actually seen them jump in and swim from the main land, to the island. The poop thing is kind of annoying, but so long as you have a good filter its not a huge problem personally I'd rather it in the water where it gets filtered than on the glass where I have to wash it off haha