New with various questions!

[Ste]

Im new and will be asking lots of questions, some may seem silly however, but better I do ask than let a gecko suffer because of me not knowing!!

Im looking at getting a single gecko at first, to get used to the basic care of them, then eventually I would be getting another. So far I have pretty much decided that I will be getting a female, then another female later on. As I would not be able to handle offspring, however it is something I may look at in a few years time.

Firstly the housing:

Do gecko's prefer to be housed in a glass viv or a wooden viv, and what are the pro's and con's of each, such as heating etc?

Is a 36"x18"x18" (3ftx1.5ftx1.5ft) viv too big for a single gecko, or would it thrive at having such space to itself?

More questions to come... but I dont want a massive list to over burden anyone

Thanks in advance.

 

[steve905]

That size viv is going to be great you could probably add 4 more females to that as long as you had multiple hides. I thinnk you should look into a glass viv. Its easier to clean, they can't climb out, you can see them, and no matter how well you seal it the food can't crawl out. Good Luck!

 

[roger]

Im new and will be asking lots of questions, some may seem silly however, but better I do ask than let a gecko suffer because of me not knowing!!

Im looking at getting a single gecko at first, to get used to the basic care of them, then eventually I would be getting another. So far I have pretty much decided that I will be getting a female, then another female later on. As I would not be able to handle offspring, however it is something I may look at in a few years time.

Firstly the housing:

Do gecko's prefer to be housed in a glass viv or a wooden viv, and what are the pro's and con's of each, such as heating etc?

Is a 36"x18"x18" (3ftx1.5ftx1.5ft) viv too big for a single gecko, or would it thrive at having such space to itself?

More questions to come... but I dont want a massive list to over burden anyone

Thanks in advance.

I go by having 12" X 12" of floor space per leo roughly

 

[Ste]

So a 3ft glass viv would be the best it seems. Should I get a viv or a fish tank of that size? Or is it really indifferent?

 

[T-ReXx]

Im new and will be asking lots of questions, some may seem silly however, but better I do ask than let a gecko suffer because of me not knowing!!

Im looking at getting a single gecko at first, to get used to the basic care of them, then eventually I would be getting another. So far I have pretty much decided that I will be getting a female, then another female later on. As I would not be able to handle offspring, however it is something I may look at in a few years time.

Firstly the housing:

Do gecko's prefer to be housed in a glass viv or a wooden viv, and what are the pro's and con's of each, such as heating etc?

Is a 36"x18"x18" (3ftx1.5ftx1.5ft) viv too big for a single gecko, or would it thrive at having such space to itself?

More questions to come... but I dont want a massive list to over burden anyone

Thanks in advance.

That size viv would be absolutely fine for an adult leopard gecko. A hatchling would be a different story, sometimes babies can have trouble finding their food in very large setups. I agree that glass is superior to wood, simply because of sanitary reasons(though I consider plastic to be superior to both, easy to clean and lightweight). As a first time owner I would suggest getting a young adult or juvenile, very young geckos can be just a tad bit tricky for beginners, and a young adult gecko would do well in that size setup. If you do plan on adding a second one later, be sure to have a second setup, as you need to quarentine any new arrivals(30 days minimum, I would suggest 60) and not all geckos will get along, so you need to be prepared to house them seperately if that is the case.

 

[Ste]

All the plastic set ups I have seen, look like cheap tubs, are the actually decent looking plastic set ups out there?

 

[Tony C]

All the plastic set ups I have seen, look like cheap tubs, are the actually decent looking plastic set ups out there?

Here is one example from Boaphile, and I'm sure other plastic cage manufacturers have similar models. I'm not sure who would be a good source in the UK, hopefully some of our European members can give you recommendations.

 

[Samantha]

Tanks are cheeper and I perfer them because if u get say a 40 gal breeder tank you could make a killer setup. And with tanks u generally get more floor space. Also I like glass because it will not ever melt on me like I would fear any plastic would...just my opinion

 

[Tony C]

Tanks are cheeper and I perfer them because if u get say a 40 gal breeder tank you could make a killer setup. And with tanks u generally get more floor space. Also I like glass because it will not ever melt on me like I would fear any plastic would...just my opinion

The melting point of PVC is 176F/80C, your gecko will be dead from the heat long before the plastic melts. Plastic cages are lighter, more durable, and better insulated than glass.

 

[Ste]

How does this look for a plastic viv... 36" Plastic Vivarium

 

[chechatonga]

Yeah i went with a 30 gal fish tank because it was on sale and it was like 40 dollars cheaper Has been working just fine for me.