Getting ready for gecko

[Keith]

That's pretty cool, Keith! Nice innovation for sure. I bought my Scooby a new moist hide. In fact...

I now have everything to set my new tank up...with one problem. Scooby's getting ready to shed...any day now. This is a stressful time for him, so I don't want to do the tank switch for at least two days after his shed, as this is when his appetite kicks in again after the shed. It's always fun to do a new tank. I'm having fun with this one. Two new hides. New water dish. New fake plants. I want him to feel as comfy as possible in his new digs. I am keeping his old warm hide though, but using it as his cool hide this time. Hope it doesn't confuse him, LOL. This is the hide that he poops on top of. I do not want him to continue pooping on this thing, and am thinking he will. I'm hoping he won't though since he has more room in his tank now. We'll see. Hopefully, this time next week I'll have it all up and running. I'll post pics when I get it going. Glad you're enjoying your new pet. Geckos are so cool!

My girls love interacting with Yoshi and could care less about the vivarium, but I love creating and improving his habitat! I’m excited to see your new setup.

 

[Keith]

The commercial food bowl isn’t working out. The top lip is so large that Yoshi can’t see the dubias hiding under it. I took Elizabeth’s preferred bowl and went a step farther. I found a low, wide jar, cut the neck off and rounded the cut until there were no sharp edges. The result is a 4cm tall bowl with a small lip that’s proven escape proof so far. I also fabricated a 90 degree ramp so it functions perfectly as a corner bowl. We’ll see if it works better!

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Great handiwork, Keith!

What is your golden ramp made of?

 

[Keith]

Great handiwork, Keith!

What is your golden ramp made of?

Thanks. I just made a couple improvements. The outside of the bowl is painted white so the roaches inside contrast better. I also touched up tho ramp to make the slope a bit taller and smoother. The ramp is cast out of epoxy mixed with colored sand.

 

[Keith]

I think we’re finally done with Yoshi’s vivarium. We added a large mushroom ledge and large magnaturals ledge. Then we fabricated a bridge to connect them. It’s like a complete 2nd story! Yoshi is getting comfortable and is content to just lounge on the bridge and watch us like zoo animals.




We also diversified his diet. He’s getting Dubias, black soldier fly larvae and mealworms. He won’t eat hornworms. We’ve been studying up on which wild caught insects are safe and about to start him on some of those as well.

 

[FreedomEagle50]

This is very cool!! I just bought my first Exo Terra 24x18x12 for my future first Gecko, and this is around look I was planning. I've read almost this whole thread, but did you buy most of these at a local PetSmart or Petco?

 

[Keith]

This is very cool!! I just bought my first Exo Terra 24x18x12 for my future first Gecko, and this is around look I was planning. I've read almost this whole thread, but did you buy most of these at a local PetSmart or Petco?

Thanks. I believe only the ramp and water bowl/cold hide came from a petco. Everything else was from amazon, Home Depot, or small online vendors. I actually found petco and PetSmart fairly useless and waaaaay overpriced.