Would this Cage be okay for 1 Crested gecko?
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Flo_Wilson
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They aren't sellers. They are adoption agencies and rescues. Animals that have been rescued or confiscated from abusive or neglectful homes or surrendered or picked up by helpful individuals. They are for adoption. Well good luck with where ever you do get one from.
I found these with a simple Google search.
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Depends on how far you feel like going. In the naturalistic section of this forum there are a lot of good ideas. I have many set up since I do have a lot of cresties (20 at the moment with a bunch of eggs incubating.) I use cage carpet in my breeding tanks( no hidden eggs) and the rest go in to realistic style tanks with coco fiber substrate and organic mulch for plant growth. I also use springtails and Isopods for clean up duty it helps with the day to day messes. I have leaf litter which covers most of the moss and I use natural woods and barks for climbing structures. I use led grow lights from a local hydro shop and I do use clay pellets under the coco(with heavy duty vinyl screen separating the two) to prevent any mold or stale water from building up. I use a home built mister that comes on 2 times a day once in am for a few seconds to add dew, and again as a sunset rain in the pm. Since it's super dry here anyways that helps a lot. I also run a cool mist humidifier in the gecko room to keep ambient humidity up.
Flo_Wilson
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That sounds really nice... Do you have pictures of your set ups you'd be willing to share?
Izzy's Mom
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Hi TynanV,
I just visited the forum after not being here for awhile and have been reading through your post. Can I ask which part of Ontario you live near? I am originally from Ontario and I now live in the states but will be visiting there in about 2 weeks. I have some baby cresties that I have listed on craigslist but they are still available if you are interested in one. I could bring it up to Canada with me, along with some CGD if you need some. The link below shows my posting on craigslist, so you can either contact me through that link or respond to this thread if you're interested. All the best!
http://rochester.craigslist.org/pet/2814946052.html
Rachel
I just visited the forum after not being here for awhile and have been reading through your post. Can I ask which part of Ontario you live near? I am originally from Ontario and I now live in the states but will be visiting there in about 2 weeks. I have some baby cresties that I have listed on craigslist but they are still available if you are interested in one. I could bring it up to Canada with me, along with some CGD if you need some. The link below shows my posting on craigslist, so you can either contact me through that link or respond to this thread if you're interested. All the best!
http://rochester.craigslist.org/pet/2814946052.html
Rachel
Izzy's Mom
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That's too bad... you can keep my number from the craigslist ad if you like and contact me in a few months to see if I have any babies left.
I just ordered some supplies from Pangea Reptile - they are a legitimate site.
I just ordered some supplies from Pangea Reptile - they are a legitimate site.
Is this all I need? I thought this was the perfect thing that I have been looking for.
Complete Crested Gecko Set Up
I was thinking about adding an automated mister as well. Its called the habba mist I think and it is at a pretty good price!
Complete Crested Gecko Set Up
I was thinking about adding an automated mister as well. Its called the habba mist I think and it is at a pretty good price!
Good price for sure. I know people who have ordered a few items from them and all I've heard is good. Idk about habba mist although I have seen it. Just make sure to use filtered water.
I'll try and get some pictures up soon. I have pics of some pets up but I haven't put and tank pictures up yet. (I've misplaced my charger for my camera but I should come across it sometime soon I hope lol)
ButterflyGirl89
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Do yourself a favor and look up reviews for the habbamist. Most of them aren't so great. They usually seem to break down after a short time or don't really do what they were bought to do. If you're gonna go with an automated mister, the only one's I've heard/read good things about are the MistKing systems. They have a basic kit for $100.
I used to work at a petsmart and it was a few months ago that they stopped selling the CGD cuz they're dumb. If you have any PetCo's in your area they still sell it, last I checked. Small non-chain reptile stores often carry it or will order it for you, too. But lately I buy mine off ebay cuz you get more for your money.
For substrate I usually buy the "cypress mulch" bark bedding type bags they sell at petsmart/petco.
Oh and as for the care guides at those stores, they are -VERY- basic and meant to be taken with a lot of salt. The headquarters that make them essentially groups a ton of different reptiles together, mass prints a generalized caresheet, and then sticks different front pages on em to make it seem like each one is specialized for that specific reptile. They're not. Forums like these are always a better source of information on care-taking. Heck, even wikipedia is better than store guides.
But yeah, my main point was: try PetCo for CGD, and the habbamist might not be such a great idea. <3
I used to work at a petsmart and it was a few months ago that they stopped selling the CGD cuz they're dumb. If you have any PetCo's in your area they still sell it, last I checked. Small non-chain reptile stores often carry it or will order it for you, too. But lately I buy mine off ebay cuz you get more for your money.
For substrate I usually buy the "cypress mulch" bark bedding type bags they sell at petsmart/petco.
Oh and as for the care guides at those stores, they are -VERY- basic and meant to be taken with a lot of salt. The headquarters that make them essentially groups a ton of different reptiles together, mass prints a generalized caresheet, and then sticks different front pages on em to make it seem like each one is specialized for that specific reptile. They're not. Forums like these are always a better source of information on care-taking. Heck, even wikipedia is better than store guides.
But yeah, my main point was: try PetCo for CGD, and the habbamist might not be such a great idea. <3
ButterflyGirl89
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The reptifogger is worse. :?
I actually tried one. It lasted about a week. Then I looked at other peoples reviews... same story. It seems like even if you use ONLY distilled water, like it says to, it still messes up. the most common issue seems to usually be that the fan stops working, so the fog doesn't get pushed through the tube, or that the fog-making system gets gunked up/calcified, even with just distilled water, and then it won't make fog anymore.
I feel like I'm just shooting down your ideas and I really don't mean to. I'm sorry. It's just that these products tend to be kind of cruddy. Definitely just look at reviews whenever researching products like these. Best advice I can give right there.
Personally for now I'm using one of these Exo Terra Reptile Pump-up Spray Bottle 1.5L | Net Pet Shop . I got mine from PetSmart.
It's really nice because you just pump the top 3 or 4 times and then when you hold down the sprayer it'll let out a constant spray for a good while. You can also adjust the nozzle to everything from fine droplets to one single stream. I'm using that until I can save up to get the mistking.
They have a basic "starter kit" for around $100, but I know that's still kind of pricey...
I think it'd be better to save up for a while rather than buy something now to have to return it in a week or 2, though... =/
I actually tried one. It lasted about a week. Then I looked at other peoples reviews... same story. It seems like even if you use ONLY distilled water, like it says to, it still messes up. the most common issue seems to usually be that the fan stops working, so the fog doesn't get pushed through the tube, or that the fog-making system gets gunked up/calcified, even with just distilled water, and then it won't make fog anymore.
I feel like I'm just shooting down your ideas and I really don't mean to. I'm sorry. It's just that these products tend to be kind of cruddy. Definitely just look at reviews whenever researching products like these. Best advice I can give right there.
Personally for now I'm using one of these Exo Terra Reptile Pump-up Spray Bottle 1.5L | Net Pet Shop . I got mine from PetSmart.
It's really nice because you just pump the top 3 or 4 times and then when you hold down the sprayer it'll let out a constant spray for a good while. You can also adjust the nozzle to everything from fine droplets to one single stream. I'm using that until I can save up to get the mistking.
They have a basic "starter kit" for around $100, but I know that's still kind of pricey...
I think it'd be better to save up for a while rather than buy something now to have to return it in a week or 2, though... =/