Elizabeth Freer
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A drill is nice if you happen to have one. Make certain the hole is generous enough for your gecko...not a tight fit! Then take some sandpaper to sand down the rough edges
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Crested Geckos Potatoes/"Tater" & Degas: breeding plans?, toe problems, behavior
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A drill is nice if you happen to have one. Make certain the hole is generous enough for your gecko...not a tight fit! Then take some sandpaper to sand down the rough edges
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potatoeschicka
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OK thanks will post new pics when i get all of his new stuff set up
potatoeschicka
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hay over in my other thread what kind of plant is that? i want to know because the snake plant doesnt seem to want to work in his cage it is too tall for him to get to
Elizabeth Freer
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Too tall for him to reach or too tall for the cage? A crestie should be easily able to climb one of those.
Snake plants come in short and tall types. I have several of the short ones in both a 15 gallon long and a 5.5 gallon for my Phelsuma barbouri. These are short tanks and those sanseveria fit nicely.
Think the plant in the displayed cage on Potatoes' weight thread is a pothos---also a hardy plant but more easily "destroyed" by a crestie. I do recommend trying a pothos, however.
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potatoeschicka
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ok i got the repashy stuff and he loves it i got the hygro/thermometer too adjusting as need be. he likes to lay next to the plant and container and not actually on or in it is that weird?
Elizabeth Freer
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Thanks for this update, Lizzy. Are you finding Potatoes likes the straight Repashy MRP or the stuff for picky eaters?
At least he is near the plant and hopefully taking advantage of the extra moisture in the air.
You might transplant your pothos into a clay pot if you like.
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potatoeschicka
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well i looked at the directions and it says to mix the two half and half. i dusted his crix. with straight cgd and a little extra powder got in the kritter keeper after he ate the crix. he started licking the excess powder so i think he likes it. got one new pic of the setup its the one with most plants and most reecent Pictures by lizzy2l - Photobucket
Elizabeth Freer
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Cage improvements
Lizzy ~
Great to see a snake plant in Potatoes' cage now! Might want to add more of those plastic vines hanging from suction cups for additional cover. A good place to shop for silk plants of many species is a Dollar Store! They last longer than plastic plants.
I recommend spraying relatively heavily 2-3x per day. You don't want to saturate the environment, but just leave a "healthy" bit of humidity.
Lizzy ~
Great to see a snake plant in Potatoes' cage now! Might want to add more of those plastic vines hanging from suction cups for additional cover. A good place to shop for silk plants of many species is a Dollar Store! They last longer than plastic plants.
I recommend spraying relatively heavily 2-3x per day. You don't want to saturate the environment, but just leave a "healthy" bit of humidity.
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potatoeschicka
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ok i dont use the light on anymore so it isnt as dry. i spray lightly in the morning and spray at night to get the humidity about 80 - 85 precent and let him dry down to about 50 - 60 percent during the day
Aimless
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hey Liz - I've had Quizno (adult male) in with a big pothos for several years and it's thriving. periodically it gets a bit spindly and has to be cut back - but he curls up in the foliage to sleep, if he's not tucked behind the bark. the senseveria are tougher and the geckos like those too, but I can't seem to keep the same one going and healthy for more than about a year.
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potatoeschicka
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I was going to get a pothos and see if he likes that one better right now i have the snake plant and he seems to sleep and crrl up beside it in the smallest possiible spot in the cage it is rather odd will get a pic of him up there soon. yesterday he licked the cgd of my fingers and he liked it it was about the finger fulls he loved it so that is some good news
Elizabeth Freer
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@ Lizzy ~ Nice to hear that Potatoes enjoys his new diet! Love that tickly feeling of geckos lapping food from my fingers ;-)!
One advantage to pothos is how hardy they are! Even if you come across one that has recently wilted, and you think it is on the way out, by watering it right away it often comes back to life. You might even use the pothos and the sansevieria!
@ Aimee ~ Thanks for posting the pics of Quizno snuggled in his pothos!
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potatoeschicka
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yes will prob post new pics of potatoes i want to know what morph he is he has very noticable spots when he isnt fired up he looks totaly different when he is fired up
lauraleellbp
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How is he doing now, do you see him climbing now?
potatoeschicka
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yes he thinks its safe to come out and play when im sleeping and i have seen him climbing everywhere. most times i find him hangin out at the top of his snake plant
Elizabeth Freer
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Lizzy ~
I am soo-oo-oo happy to hear that Potatoes likes his cozy digs :biggrin: and is enjoying all his vivarium now. You have discovered how to make him feel secure.
Height is most important for these guys. Once I took my male crestie George to a kindergarten outreach. I had turned his "show" 2.5 gallon cage on end for the day. Went to check on him before lunch and he was nowhere to be found. Put an alert out to the office (secretary was not excited at all), and then the teacher and I searched everywhere. Well, I spotted George hanging out on top of an overturned aquarium on top of an 8 foot storage cabinet!!! (He and his cage had been near the floor of the classroom.) George knew distance was paramount in order to escape the excited children. Took a chair and caught George. The outreach was ON when the kids returned from lunch.
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potatoeschicka
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wow i would be scared because potatoes blends in with everything! i am working on getting some new pics up would like to know roughly what you guys think his color morph is
potatoeschicka
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oh and myself and my friend wan to know how to get a black crestie she already has a yellow and a black but she wants another black
Elizabeth Freer
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My heart was going pitter-patter at an increased rate till we found George. Kinda is an example of how cresties react at least in a strange environment...height rules ;-)!
I'm not much on morphs, but I'm sure someone esle on GU can set you straight. Of course, pics of Potatoes fired up and not will be what you need.
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