New setup for new addition.

[williamsr815]

Well if you saw my thread in the general discussion, i added a new tangerine raptor in with Stig, my raptor. Both are females. I had a small problem with compatibility between them but mostly because of my own doing. In an effort to reduce issues between them, i removed everything from the tank, disinfected everything and put all new decorations in. I also put some foil tape on the UTH's to keep some extra heat in since im heating such a large enclosure.

I painted the underside of the lid of the tank with glow in the dark paint to create a small amount of light for nighttime viewing but it barely produces enough light to see glow at all.

Here is how it was setup right before i tore into it:

And here it is now:

 

[Phil]

Nice setup, I like it.. except for the sand!

 

[latshki]

I think it's great, sand and all
a healthy gecko will have no problem with the sand!

 

[williamsr815]

Thanks for the replies!
Im slowly minimizing the sand on the surface with large flat rocks to keep ingestion down but so far so good!

Now, what would be the best lighting for an aloe type plant? As of now i have a neodymium day bulb, IR heat bulb and LED lighting. Will the LED's be sufficient or do they need UVB?

 

[panicbess]

Looks Very Nice.Is that A custom Design Rock Wall You Have ? Very Nice....

 

[williamsr815]

Yes it is, just a basic foam, caulk, and grout wall to liven it up a bit.

Does anyone have an idea for a passive type nighttime lighting system? I tried glow in the dark paint but it doesn't glow nearly as well as i thought it would.

 

[roger]

I think it's great, sand and all
a healthy gecko will have no problem with the sand!

in the short term a leo does not get impacted.Its not until a period of time were the gecko has impaction problems.

 

[roger]

Well if you saw my thread in the general discussion, i added a new tangerine raptor in with Stig, my raptor. Both are females. I had a small problem with compatibility between them but mostly because of my own doing. In an effort to reduce issues between them, i removed everything from the tank, disinfected everything and put all new decorations in. I also put some foil tape on the UTH's to keep some extra heat in since im heating such a large enclosure.

I painted the underside of the lid of the tank with glow in the dark paint to create a small amount of light for nighttime viewing but it barely produces enough light to see glow at all.

Here is how it was setup right before i tore into it:

And here it is now:

i'm assuming b4 u put the new leo in u quarantined correct ?

 

[Norrad]

This looks great! Very nice job, are the rocks real or foam work? On the sand note, watch it cause we all know they don't live on sand in the wild!

 

[tlbowling]

Beautiful enclosure! I like it a lot.

 

[RakesRepts]

Plants (including aloe) should do fine witha full spectrum bulb. I use CFL (compact fluorescent) with 6500k for my terrarium plants and they thrive.

 

[williamsr815]

Thanks for the replies, initially i didn't quarantine them but i did immediately as soon as i realized my mistake. The rocks are real rocks that i found locally and bleached and then baked them.

As for the bulb, i have a small CFL in there right now with a small aloe to test it out. It has been about 2 weeks and i don't see any signs of dying but with these plants how can you really?