leo playground

[scottd]

hey guys i was thinking of building a leo playground. anyone ever done this before? i was thinking i could build a setup that would go on the floor to allow my geckos to run around but have a perimeter that keeps them from escaping. like a prison outside of a prison lol. post your picks if you have em id like to see them. i think it would be cool to get them out of my tanks sometimes and not have to keep a eye on them so much. like a 3' x 6' or something.

 

[Ipsl]

Ya know I was thinking of buying one of those kiddie pool or a small sand box (sans sand of course) Another thing that popped into my head was hamster tubes with heat cable wraped arond it

 

[98XJSport]

In my old apartment the bathroom was completely sealed, so I would grab a book and let the rats out to explore, they would go for quite a while on curiosity without needing much supervision. So sometimes a room itself could be the playground, if it's thoroughly checked for dangers beforehand.

Otherwise, the pool idea is pretty cool, too.

 

[Baysidegeckos]

I think the leos will do the same in the play area as they would in their enclosure, they would just find a place to hide.
Plus i think it unneeded stress on the gecko.
I would just let them be in their cage, where they are use to their surroundings and comfortable.

 

[mrcsk8ter44445]

Yeah I agree with Bret, they'll probably just hide in their play area

 

[scottd]

maybe, but i am awake nights and so are they. they hide during the day allot but are quite curious and roam allot at night. i just think that animals need excersise sometimes and the tanks dont offer much of a stomping ground if ya know what i mean. im sure once they adapted to the playground they would feel less stressed. could be a place to set the other geckos in while i feed each gecko in the tanks as well. just a brain fart...

 

[acpart]

I don't find so much of an issue with stress. I just think that if I could put my geckos in an enclosed area that was 30 feet wide, they'd immediatly go to the edge of the enclosure and try to get out. That said, I think it could be a cool idea. Maybe one of your geckos would be curious.l

Aliza

 

[liljenn]

restarting this thread

Scottd, did you ever decide to make a "leo playground"?

I have one of my geckos that LOVES to be out and explore. He makes me feel guilty every night if I don't take him out. But he likes to GO. If I don't walk around with him, he will start walking around on me & looking for places to go. I am nervous of letting him down anywhere and him getting hurt.

I saw this thread and thought it was a great idea - wanted to know what you came up with. Funny, the other 4 leos could care less about exploring. When I do take them out, they are content to just hang out.

 

[slytle90]

im gonna build one to go on my patio. I was just gonna get a huge plastic bin and set up really good. I have some big rocks that i want to put in there and I was thinkin of using astroturf or something. It would be durring the summer that they could go in it but i love be outdoors durring the summer so I figured that when i go out there to read or something ill just let them play.

To sterelize the rocks I just put them all the the backtub and filled the tub up with SUPER HOT water and let them sit in there for an hour or so. Then i rinsed them in hot water and laid them out on a clean towel in the sun to dry.

 

[spykerherps]

We are in the process of building an "exercise" tank for our leos we house them in rack systems. So figured they need to stretch their feet a few time a week. we are building a naturalistic enclosure in a 55 gallon tank with lots of different surfaces and things to climb on. too big of an open space might be overwhelming for them and the may just try to hide.

 

[liljenn]

I like these ideas. I would love to hear more opinions on this. Does anyone else feel their geckos need "exercise" after being in their rack tubs? And how do you go about it?

Like I said, I have one "explorer" type. The rest probably don't care & might get stressed by it but I do think they need regular handling for socialization & exercise. Thoughts anyone??