Muffins94
New member
Hey everyone! Wow! It's been a LONG time since I've been online here!
In the meantime, I've added a few more friends. I'm up to 5 crested geckos, 1 bearded dragon and still have my leopard gecko.
I am getting an AFT within the next few weeks. It is an albino, and hatched almost 2 weeks ago. I have bought all the supplies, just waiting for the little one to grow a bit before it's ready to come home.
Since it is so small I decided to start with a 10 gallon, and use paper towels for substrate. I bought a heating pad to fit part of the tank, and a thermostat to hook up to that. I purchased two hides, as well as a moist hide. I have escape proof insect dishes for Dubia and worms, and will be getting tiny crickets when it's time for it to come home.
Is there any advise you have? I have quite a bit of reptile experience, especially with lizards. But since I'm new to AFTs I want to make sure that I'm starting out correctly!
I have a few questions-
1) what temp should I set the heating pad to? I have read 85-90 is good, but wondered if 87 would be good to give it some fluctuation with the thermostat.
2) how long would you recommend for me to use paper towels? I plan to use partial Eco earth once its big enough and safe enough.
3) would moss be ok for the humid hide? Or should I stick with a wet paper towel since it is young?
4) I plan to use paper towel for substrate. Would spraying half of the substrate lightly be a good idea? I see many people spray the Eco earth when they use it. Would I spray the cool or warm side?
Thanks in advance and it's good to be back.
In the meantime, I've added a few more friends. I'm up to 5 crested geckos, 1 bearded dragon and still have my leopard gecko.
I am getting an AFT within the next few weeks. It is an albino, and hatched almost 2 weeks ago. I have bought all the supplies, just waiting for the little one to grow a bit before it's ready to come home.
Since it is so small I decided to start with a 10 gallon, and use paper towels for substrate. I bought a heating pad to fit part of the tank, and a thermostat to hook up to that. I purchased two hides, as well as a moist hide. I have escape proof insect dishes for Dubia and worms, and will be getting tiny crickets when it's time for it to come home.
Is there any advise you have? I have quite a bit of reptile experience, especially with lizards. But since I'm new to AFTs I want to make sure that I'm starting out correctly!
I have a few questions-
1) what temp should I set the heating pad to? I have read 85-90 is good, but wondered if 87 would be good to give it some fluctuation with the thermostat.
2) how long would you recommend for me to use paper towels? I plan to use partial Eco earth once its big enough and safe enough.
3) would moss be ok for the humid hide? Or should I stick with a wet paper towel since it is young?
4) I plan to use paper towel for substrate. Would spraying half of the substrate lightly be a good idea? I see many people spray the Eco earth when they use it. Would I spray the cool or warm side?
Thanks in advance and it's good to be back.
