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[geckosailor]

Hi, everyone...I was wondering if any of you guys house Leachianus Gecko together? I am looking into getting these species in the future, I am reading about there care...I have a future space to house these species...I am hoping to make a custom reptile enclosure...the space is equivalent to a 150 gallon aquarium. I am possibly thinking of getting two females but I am not sure if two would be comfortable with the space since they are huge!. :?

 

[mikew1234]

It heavily depends on the locality of leachie you get as to the size. The smaller ones tend to be the island variants. They have the better colors for the most part. Nuu ami and nuu Ana stay fairly small, and I believe bayonnaise are the smallest. I've seen breeders smaller than chahouas. Though that was still easily a 10 inch gecko. Mainland and pine isle do get huge. Though tend to cost a lot more.
As for your question, unless kept in pairs, they're best off in solitary conditions. Females will fight, and harems are a huge no no for these guys. Some geckos can be very picky as to their mates, and I've seen some bad fights because of this. Also, if you place a male with a second female, both that female and the original female will likely reject him.
Finally, the enclosure will cost you roughly between 100 to 400 bucks depending on everything you decide to do for it. The levels of humidity you'd need may not be reached in the enclosure correctly.

 

[Replv4ev]

I don't think your original tank idea would work but you can build two tanks in one where you just have a divider so each gecko has its own turf. I bought a baby pine isle leachie and its coming tomorrow.

 

[MACHI_vallism]

I just bought a young 23g gt mix, I plan to keep him in a large tub until he's larger then I have a terrarium for her

 

[Replv4ev]

MACHi_vaillism can you post pics?

 

[mikew1234]

I'm going to post some pics of ways to house most geckos from Rhacodactylus, Eurydactylodes, and Bavayia cheaply and efficiently. Disregard the dirty food bowls, It was feeding time the night before(taken in the AM)
First, a simple enclosure for Eurydactylodes, Bavayia, and baby cresteds, gargoyles, and Sarasinorium.

Currently houses a surplus male E. Agricolae.
Dimensions are: 16.5x11.5x6.25 (inches) 12 quarts

Second is a taller version of the tub before mentioned. Great for young Chahoua, baby Leachianus, and smaller adult cresteds, gargoyles, and Sarasinorium.

Currently houses 20 gram Pine Isle Chahoua

And now for what you all want to see. The dimensions for these containers are roughly 24x16.5x11 (inches) and are 56 quarts.

This one is currently housing a 75 gram female leachianus

This gecko is around 140 grams.

As you can see, an island locality has no issue with this container all the way to adulthood. I also use these to house groups of gargoyles, pairs of Chahoua, and groups of Sarasinorium.
I would recommend moving up in size again for any gecko over 150 grams. Hope this helps some.

 

[MACHI_vallism]

That's my leachie tub until she gets bigger, it's a 15q with latching lid. Screen put in front and screened top. With bamboo fake plants for cover and then a piece of cork to hide behind. Cork round will come later. I figure tubs are pretty decent and since geckos can't see out the plastic it might help them be not so stressed quicker

 

[Replv4ev]

 

[Replv4ev]

Heres my baby pine isle leachie gecko setup

This lil leachie came today.
Hes in a 10gal with one cork bark flat, two cork bark tube hides, one cork bark half round hide, two hanging plants, one standing plant, one magnetic feeding ledge, 15 watt day blue bulb, and paper towels for substrate.
Everyones got some nicer setups. They're both bad pictures I'll try to get better ones another day.

 

[MACHI_vallism]

I would turn the 10g on the side to make it more vertical since leachies are an arboreal species

 

[Replv4ev]

Ill probably try that or buy one of those conversion kits, but if I use one of those conversion kits do you know if I can turn it back into a normal 10gal so I can use it with leos?

 

[mikew1234]

Replv4ev, I would recommend ditching the 10 gallon and switching to something else. In my experience, the screen covers just don't keep enough humidity in. Baby leachies can dehydrate pretty quickly. A simple fix if you choose to keep the 10 gallon, tape both the inside and outside of the screen on about 80%. That should keep humidity high enough. You can then adjust the tape accordingly to get a good dry out period.

 

[Replv4ev]

Sounds like a good idea, currently I have a piece of styrofoam over about %75 of the screen but the tape would probably be better looking.

 

[Replv4ev]

Will a paper towel over the top help with the humidity?

 

[mikew1234]

I wouldn't think it'd help too much. And I have a feeling it'd end up getting messy.

 

[Replv4ev]

So should I just use some duct tape?

 

[mikew1234]

If your looking to keep using the 10 gallon, I would not place it on it's side. Leave it normal, and either tape about 3/4 of the cover with duct tape on both sides, making sure to overlap, and no adhesive is able to come into contact with the gecko. You won't be able to safely get the little guy off the tape if this happens. You could also look into getting a piece of plexiglass and placing it on the plastic rim of the tank then placing the screen on top. What you want is over a 24 hour period for the enclosure to lose most of the moisture. If its still wet, remove some tape etc. If its too dry, add more.

 

[MACHI_vallism]

I keep all my geckos that are too big for hatchling boxes but too small for adult bins in 10g turned vertical with screen lids, just remember like Cresties these guys DO need a drying out, they like that cycle. Also if you keep them in constant humidity they are more susceptible to respiratory issues then the rest of the rhacs. At least that's what I've been told over at Pangea and have read on multiple care sheets.