Am I doing everything right? (new to crested geckos)

Homicidal_Hippie

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I just got two female sub adults from the expo last weekend. I put them both in a 10 gallon aquarium stood on its side. I have two other tanks, a 29 gallon and a 55 gallon, but I figured those would be too large right now.

I just wanted to know if I've got everything set up right.

I have a log hide mounted at the top right, and a fake log hide on the floor. I have a branch standing in the middle that reaches to the very top of the tank. I also have a twisted vine wrapped around it. Last I have a fake mushroom ledge mounted on the left side mid height.

The temperature is about 72*F and I mist the tank once in the morning and once at night.

I have paper towels for the substrate and some New Zealand sphagnum moss at the base of the branch.
 

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Aimless

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I think it looks pretty nice. I do have two concerns/cautions?

1. how much do they weigh? the 10 gallon might be two small for 2 geckos. also, especially if they don't weigh roughly the same, please house them separately or watch closely for fighting. most crestie girls, as long as they're of similar size, get along just fine but there are always a few bullies around.

2. they will probably be OK, but if they don't seem to be eating I'd add more vines. that does look a little thin in terms of cover.
 

Homicidal_Hippie

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I think it looks pretty nice. I do have two concerns/cautions?

1. how much do they weigh? the 10 gallon might be two small for 2 geckos. also, especially if they don't weigh roughly the same, please house them separately or watch closely for fighting. most crestie girls, as long as they're of similar size, get along just fine but there are always a few bullies around.

2. they will probably be OK, but if they don't seem to be eating I'd add more vines. that does look a little thin in terms of cover.

They are about the same size. I haven't gotten around to weighing them yet. I was only planning on keeping them in the 10 for 2 or three months. I still need to get a lid for my 29 and 55. I'll keep an eye on them and separate if there's any conflict.

As for the leaf cover I will definitely find more leafy stuffs to stick in there.
 
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