Just D.I.Y'd my first Viv!

[Mickykayla]

I bought the viv as a flat pack and made quite a few alterations:

+ Added a shelf about half way up.
+ Added climbing mesh up two of the walls (which they seem to love!)
+ Added tiles on the floor as substrate, and some tissue in their regular toilet spot.
+Added two dim lights on the roof.

Hides: Green moist hide rock, hide on shelf, rock (slow feeder to keep locusts in), wooden hut with two floors and a ramp.

2 water dishes and one calci dish.

Any suggestions????

 

[IslaReina]

The climbing wall is a cool idea! My leo is clumsy and chubby, she would probably fall and injure herself xD Very clean looking viv, great job

 

[winwin]

Great setup but isn't it a bit dangerous for the gecko to climb that high? Because if he falls, it's gonna hurt a lot... But looks great though! Might as well put a flight of stairs to the second floor, much safer that way. Just my 2cents.

 

[OnlineGeckos]

Looks pretty cool. I have a gecko that falls a lot while attempting to climb so I wouldn't have anything that allows him to climb high. But if you got a pretty agile gecko and he doesn't fall, then a lil exercise won't hurt.

 

[stager]

Cool but they seem clumsy while climbing so not sure if something that high is safe.

 

[artes]

It looks like a fun adventure zone! Just watch your gecko while climbing for awhile, and if he is doing a good job, I wouldn't worry about him falling. I would do a set of stairs up to the shelf though, just in case. He might be too tired to do it the hard way one day.

 

[rickmoss95]

its really your call on the climbing...but i would not let mine climb that high. leopards are terrestrial, and they dont have lamellae(sticky toes,SP?) for that reason. they may scale small stuff in the wild, but i dont think letting them climb sheer faces is really a good idea. i saw a kid drop a leopard gecko two feet onto the carpet, and the back legs didnt work anymore, and the animal drug itself around by the front leg...

 

[fsbulldog24]

How's the leo liking that sweet wooden hide?

 

[dremanjon]

Wow, looks very nice!