Gold dust day geckos

lbannie

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Hi! I'm new here! So I'll start out by saying I started in saltwater. I quickly became obsessed with coral. My dream was to have a huge reef tank....but then reality set in....its super expensive and lots of maintenance.
We are currently building a house and staying with my mother in law. So my 40 gallon saltwater tank has been dwindling down and now it's a 10 gallon [emoji19]
Since I have the need to be working on a tank I've created a "paludarium" it's a 60 gallon tank with a divider, half land and half water, driftwood, real plants and a waterfall. I have 2 firebelly toads along with endlers and neon fish.
I love this tank! The frogs are quite enjoyable. I already have ideas for a better layout.
So here comes my new idea. I will have the space for about a 150 gallon tank. I've come across the gold dust day geckos, they look so beautiful! So I'm thinking about a tropical tank with waterfall, flowering plants and a small group of neons in the water.
So my question is, can the geckos go in a tank with water? I currently have floating plants for my frogs, and I would do the same for the geckos.
Can geckos be housed with other animals? Any other ideas?




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acpart

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Welcome to GF! The prevailing wisdom is not to house animals that come from different parts of the world together and not to house different species together. That said, sometimes it can work. Gold dust day geckos are arboreal and presumably the frogs you get won't be (don't get tree frogs). They may eat different sizes of crickets, depending on the size of the frogs. Hopefully the day geckos won't fall in the water! I'd say it's worth a try, as long as you research everything you're planning to get and are sure that the habitat is acceptable to everyone.

Aliza
 

lbannie

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Hi! Thanks for the reply! I'm actually more interested to see if I can keep the geckos in with a "water area" having my frogs in there would be a plus but not necessary. I can't seem to find much info about the water part


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acpart

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To my mind, the biggest question about the water area is whether you can provide enough water to support healthy fish. You will need to provide a lot of foliage for the geckos as well as a bamboo perch below a halogen puck light to provide them with a basking space.

Aliza
 

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