Hello!
I'm sorry if this information could be found elsewhere on the forums. I tried looking but wasn't having much success.
My husband and I have recently decided that we'd like to build a bio paludarium. The only thing we have bought was the tank (Zoo Med Paludarium 18"x18"x36").
Before we do anything else we are trying to gather all the information we need and properly plan out the materials, setup and take the needed time to make this work.
Originally we had the thought that we'd have half land half water on the bottom with shrimp, snails and vampire crabs, lava rocks and roots that would allow easy access to and from the water for the crabs. We were then going to get mourning geckos for the upper scaped area with branches, bromeliads, ferns, moss and orchids and humidity kept around 80%. We've since had several people on forums and in our local reptile store inform us that while mourning geckos would do well in in this sort of environment and live compatibly with the crabs, we'd likely end up dealing with an abundance of hatchlings, and they would likely escape the case. We've kind of been dissuaded. That brings us back to square one and the reason I'm here.
Would there be a gecko species that you'd recommend for a setup with a small water tank feature on the bottom? The water area will be about 8"-9" deep, 9" wide, and 18" long. In our looking we've seen too many comments about geckos either drowning or becoming ill from too much humidity. Would it be a species that would do ok with vampire crabs? The crabs are not a must have, but a 'liked to have'.
We'd appreciate the insight and assistance in our planning!
I'm sorry if this information could be found elsewhere on the forums. I tried looking but wasn't having much success.
My husband and I have recently decided that we'd like to build a bio paludarium. The only thing we have bought was the tank (Zoo Med Paludarium 18"x18"x36").
Before we do anything else we are trying to gather all the information we need and properly plan out the materials, setup and take the needed time to make this work.
Originally we had the thought that we'd have half land half water on the bottom with shrimp, snails and vampire crabs, lava rocks and roots that would allow easy access to and from the water for the crabs. We were then going to get mourning geckos for the upper scaped area with branches, bromeliads, ferns, moss and orchids and humidity kept around 80%. We've since had several people on forums and in our local reptile store inform us that while mourning geckos would do well in in this sort of environment and live compatibly with the crabs, we'd likely end up dealing with an abundance of hatchlings, and they would likely escape the case. We've kind of been dissuaded. That brings us back to square one and the reason I'm here.
Would there be a gecko species that you'd recommend for a setup with a small water tank feature on the bottom? The water area will be about 8"-9" deep, 9" wide, and 18" long. In our looking we've seen too many comments about geckos either drowning or becoming ill from too much humidity. Would it be a species that would do ok with vampire crabs? The crabs are not a must have, but a 'liked to have'.
We'd appreciate the insight and assistance in our planning!