Crestie_mommy
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So I've been wanting an electric blue day gecko for over 2 years now and as soon as I have space for another tank I want to get a single male. I will already have a tank for it, a zilla 12x12x15" terrarium with screen top and front door. I plan on using either eco earth, zoo med forest floor or bark chips for the substrate. What would be best? And do I need to use a layer of hydro balls? What exactly are springtails and where do I get them? I plan on using real wood decor including bamboo hides, cork bark branches, cork bark rounds, cork bark flats, and mopani wood. I also plan on using a mopani tree and I'm not a fan of real plants so I'll be using fake plants including a couple hanging plants, and silk plants with rock bases and a national geographic bromeliad plant. I will also have a few gecko ledges, 1 with a food and water bowl and the others just for basking spots. I do have more questions though. First thing is what should the temp at the top of the cage/baking spot be? What should the temp at the bottom and middle of the cage be? Do I need 3 digital thermometers for each area of the cage? What should the humidity remain at? For lighting I plan on using a zoo med mini double dome lamp. I'm assuming I use one side for a night time heat bulb and the other for a daytime/uvb bulb? What kind of bulbs work best for a small tank? Are there bulbs that provide uvb and enough heat for a basking spot? If so which ones? And last but not least, feeding questions. I plan on feeding repashy day gecko and pangea fruit mix complete daily. With occasional feedings of pinhead crickets and extra small pheonix worms. How often should I feed insects and how often should I dust the insects with my vitamin with d3 supplement? These are all the questions I have. Please if you own and/or breed these guys reply asap. Also if u can post pics of your L. Williamsi set ups that'd be great! Thanks in advance. Feel free to pm me as well!
