How big are 'tubs' in rack systems?

[Ghostoftangerine17]

I know a lot of people at this forum feel very strongly about the care of leopard geckos and 10G is generally seen as the MINIMUM when housing, but was curious whether or not this is at odds with rack systems which breeders and large collection owners use.

 

[OhioGecko]

We use the following.

6qt tubs: babies sometimes clutch mates
12qt tubs: Individual juvies to small adults
28-32qt tubs: 1.3, 1.4 breeding groups

 

[SC Geckos]

I use:
6qt tubs: For hatchlings until they reach 25-30g
15qt tubs: For a single juvi or an adult up to 70g
28qt tubs: For a single large adult 70g+ or two small females
41qt tubs: For breeding groups 1.3 or 1.4 max

 

[Ghostoftangerine17]

Hmm, so tubs are quite smaller than actual tanks. But the leos do pretty well in there? Don't feel cramped?

 

[SC Geckos]

When I only had a few geckos I kept them in larger tanks. Since I switched to tubs a few years ago when my collection grew, they seem to do as good if not better than they did in tanks.

 

[DrCarrotTail]

I keep mine in 12Qt tubs for single adults or 28Qt tubs for breeding pairs or adults over 80g. Some of my more "shy" geckos seem to do better in tubs than in tanks. I think the more enclosed environment the rack provides makes them feel less exposed and therefor more secure.