question about keeping new young geckos

[Smoke-Town]

Hey guys I'mbuilding a 55g viv for 3 crested geckos and plan go have them start off in a 6x6x12 " 2.5 g tank. So my question is weather on not I should have this tank standing up tall or keep in normal? Are the baby geckos better off with the vertical height or would it be safer for them not to be able to get that high when young?
Also Ihave heard juveniles can fight and lose ttheir tales. What are the chances of this actually happening? Should I separate these guys before they are in the larger viv?

Also how long should they be kept in the small tank?

 

[acpart]

I don't breed cresties but I do breed gargs. I would absolutely keep hatchlings individually. For the gargs I use a 6qt tub (which would mean that your 2.5 gallon tank would be fine) and I give them a coconut shell type hide and a piece of wood or other material at an angle so they have something to climb on. For really young cresties I think the tank can be oriented horizontallyl

Aliza

 

[DrCarrotTail]

I also keep my baby cresteds in 6 qt tubs. I give them a toilet paper roll, a "perch" that goes across the middle of the tub and a bunch of leafy fake plants to hide in. As long as the enclosure is taller than they are long it should be fine. You just want them to get some tail clearance when they want. I upgrade mine to small critter keepers around 8g and then to 12x12x15 enclostures or bigger when they hit around 20g. It usually takes 12-18 months for them to get around 20g.

 

[Smoke-Town]

Oh. Wow. So I better get them asap. Lol. So if I buy 3 at around 5-8g each, I will have to house them in small tanks for a year before I can put them in the 55 viv? I'll be getting them from the upcoming reptile expo in NY this weekend so maybe I can find some a little bigger at a decent price. I do have 3 spare 29g tanks though I could set up if I had to.