how to fill your tub?

[im faster]

I know i asked in the other thread but i need a better response..

I have my colony of geckos coming this week.. and i need to prepare tubs..


so what do you use?

water dish??
calcium dish??
hide??
breeding box??
anything else you put in?


Here is what im thinking so far..

water
i dunno.. yet.. but i dont want to spend a $1/2 bucks for them
there has to be someting cheap to uses. someone suggested gatorade caps.. but then i have to buy gatorade lol.. and not sure if there gonna be big enough..

calcium
soda bottle cap



hide
planing on heading to GFS to find some to
go soup containers like at reastuarnts..
basically small butter bowls

Breed box?

 

[NinjaDuo]

I get you want to save money.....but you have to spend some to start a "colony" Are you sure you are ready to start a colony?

But to answer your questions,
I have water dish (75c)
water bottle caps for calcium,
plastic to go cups for food dish
2 hides humid/dry
paper towel substrate

 

[im faster]

could you post a pic?

where did you get the water dish

 

[im faster]

yes i have the money to spend.. but i would like to do it as inexpensively as possible

 

[NinjaDuo]

No camera atm, but for water dishes i used the serving cups for awhile, and just saved up and bought a few from petco, I had a coupon for like 40% off so i bought several $1.25 dishes

 

[reptileman044]

in my tubs i use egg crate as a hide and for somthing to climb on. I use dispoable worm/ water dishs from superiorshippingsupplies.com under plastic cups(they coast about $20 for 50 with shipping). one for both worms/ calcium and vitiman powder and one as a water dish. and for bedding I use paper towles(I use the cheapest ones I can find in bulk at walmart with no writing on them).
here is a pic of my tub setup
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[THE WHISPERER]

Gatorade caps work great for hatchlings, but are to small for adults. you can cut the bottoms of a plastic water or soda bottle for your food and water dishes (calcium and vitamins in food dish). Paper towel for substrate. Tupperware/gladware container for hides (hole in side or top). use paper towels in these as well. You'll want 1 per gecko. No need for lay boxes, they'll lay in the hides (just keep them moist). I personally don't recommend housing geckos together, I'd house them separately and introduce them during the breeding season.

 

[TokayKeeper]

water dish??
calcium dish??
hide??
breeding box??
anything else you put in?

1. Small Animals section at petsmart has little greenish-blue ceramic crocks for $1. I use these in my hatchling tubs. Can also be used as a calcium dish. Walmart sells small stainless steel condiment cups for $0.97. I've yet to figure out a way to implement them as they are taller and lighter than the crocks. I thought about PVC caps that I could have screwed to my tubs, but all the caps were either too small/big or not wide enough.

2. See #1.

3. I haven't seen them in years, but I use rubbermaid sandwich containers with a hole cut in the lid. These are used in my hatchling tubs (sterilite shoe boxes, use to be $0.88 at Walmart, they're now $1 and also taller, but same length and width as old style). I use a slightly larger rubbermaid food storage container as my adult hide, adult tubs are sterilite sweater boxes (next size up from the shoe box). I provide only a moist hide, letting it dry out at times (unless expecting eggs or see a gecko in shed cycle); done this since 97 when I had enough geckos to need to go the rack route.

4. See #3.

5. Nope. I've tried water and calcium dishes in my adult tubs/tanks, but my adults like to knock them over. Moisture/water is provided by bi-weekly mistings of the hide, or in the case of my tanks I just spray down the tank. Since I provide no calcium dish to the adults, I tend to dust every feeding whether calcium or multivitamin. I've done this since 96, with my first leo, and I've never had any issues with proper calcification of eggs or signs of MBD in my geckos.

 

[im faster]

Fantastic post thanks..

they still sell the sandwich containers at walmart.. i just bought some last week lol.

 

[Retribution Reptiles]

What we use.

Hides...Gladware Tall stackable containers for adults, sandwich for juvies
calci dish/mealie dish are Tealight candle holders
water bowls are artifical rock bowls we got from LLL for pretty cheap. They work well do to they have a rough texture to help with shedding. We also use sponges in the water bowls to help maintain water and humidity. With a sponge it's easier to deal with the water instead of a cup of water that has the potential of spilling and creating a mess.

That's all we keep in our tubs. The hides turn into lay boxes once breeding season starts so it serves to purposes.

 

[Taquiq]

In my tubs go....

Gatorade cap with calcium
Homemade water bowl
Styrofoam bowl hide
Deli Cup humid hide when shedding or breeding filled with Sphagnum Moss
Paper Towels

 

[Utahleos]

have you thought about small teracotta plant bottoms...sorry dont know exact name but they go under the plants/pots to collect the water....the local walmart near me has small tiny ones about a 1 to 1 1/2 in diameter for 47 cents each. not sure how they would work for mealies since only about 1/2 inch high.