live plant terrarium

[jobymoby123]

Am in process of settimg up a blue day gecko habitat. I picked up a second hand terrarium 18" square 24" high. I washed out with peroxide (just in case) added hydro balls for drainage, nylon screen to seperate from the fir bark peat substrate. Did some research and then added an orchid, a bromeliad, african violeys and some pothos. I also siliconed a couple of cork bark sections on sides which will be getting some feather moss planted on them. I thought to use the moss as a ground cover. For lighting I have 5.0 uvb floresent and a 75 watt basking spot. temperature seems to sit beyween 85-90 f and the humidity sits at 55ish. I think yhe humidity needs to higher any suggestions, I have been spraying water twice a day.

 

[jobymoby123]

Shoot pic wad from phone I will try again.

 

[Khenut]

Looks very nice so far! Lots of nooks and crannies for the gecko, and very pretty foliage to accent it. 8D

 

[Amanda1]

Looks great!!

 

[Geckomaster743]

Wow Awesome! I see some of the Matierals like the Strechable Bark at petsmart some times! Very Creative!
May i recommend that you add more leafs on the left side of the enclosure just in case your Gecko takes a tumble so it lands on that instead of taking a bigger fall? Other wise the rest of the Cage looks like some thing a Gecko could purely relax in.

 

[Styx]

Does the light strip cover the entire top of the cage, or just half, like the back half or front half?

 

[Diego:)]

WOW!!!! Thats Amazing

 

[jess]

very beautiful!!!!! a job well done!

 

[jobymoby123]

Thanks everyone. The light is an aquarium strip I am not using and it covers about the middle third of tank , I also have a 75w basking lamp at the back above the cork log so critter can get closer if it wants

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[Rylee]

Amazing! I used to have a electric blue gecko (or blue day gecko, whatever you call it ), but its cage didnt look nearly as nice as this!

 

[Josh2]

That looks awesome! Nice job!

 

[jess]

really love & admire ur set-up! awesome work!!!! i'm sure ur lil fella just loves it!!!

 

[jobymoby123]

Well I finally brought little fella home on Sat (was away on vacay til then) placed him in terrarium with a truckload of pinheads and watched as half of the pinheads escaped thru slidong door troughs. So my living room has become a pinhead sanctuary. Lol. Was a little worried he wasn't getting enough to eat so added some baby food (2-3 parts mango kiwi and 1 part turkey veg for protien aldo added some calcium) which he is eating right now Yay.

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[Caleb C]

set up some containers with cricket food or veggies, and close them up when there are some crickets in them to catch them.

 

[jobymoby123]

Good advice, thanks ;+)

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