what do you guys think about this

[larry26]

There was a link to a picture of this tank in another thread and i was wondering what you guys thought about it and if it looks like a good set up.

 

[ez2animate]

looks cool, but wouldnt it hard to pick up his poop? looks hard to clean also.

 

[larry26]

I guess with the poo once you find out where your leo will be pooing at you could put in a big rock that would be easy to clean off. As for just regular cleaning i agree with you it looks like it would be hard to do.

 

[acpart]

The only problem I see is that the crickets and possibly mealworms that get out of the bowl will hide in the rocks and then possibly die and stink.

ALiza

 

[larry26]

The only problem I see is that the crickets and possibly mealworms that get out of the bowl will hide in the rocks and then possibly die and stink.

ALiza

Yea i think the only way you could fix that problem is if you feed your leo in a separate container

 

[AntMan612]

The UTH might not perform as well through all of those stones, and overhead heating would be necessary. Looks cool, but not the ideal setup.

 

[ajveachster]

I think that might have been something Marcia put together. I'll double check. If so, I'm sure she wouldn't mind answering those questions. If not, hopefully the person who posted it would be willing to assist.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Yes, this is a naturalistic habitat I made for my banded geckos using a 10-gallon 'short' aquarium tank with a UTH under the right 1/3 of the tank. The rocks are actually a great heat conductor, and are too big for the geckos to ingest. Crickets do crawl down into them, but they eventually come back up and are eaten quickly. The geckos poop in the little hide area in the upper left corner of the tank, which has a rock bowl under it that I can easily remove, clean, and replace. The entire tank and it's contents get dismantled, cleaned, and disinfected about every 8-12 weeks.

 

[bonnie]

Marcia, I love it!! would it work for leo's?

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

It would not work well for leos because the pea gravel could be ingested easily. Banded geckos are VERY small, so they cannot swallow those small rocks. If you were to use larger rocks that could not be swallowed by the leopard geckos, it might work, but with larger rocks the feeders would get down into the nooks and crannies and die... and that would be a nasty, stinky mess that could create bacteria loads. You'd have to completely take it apart and clean it every few weeks, which is a pain in the butt.

 

[bonnie]

thanks!!! I bought some beautiful slate, but have room around the edges, I will get some large stones or eco-earth to fill in the gaps. They eat out of bowls too, so that will help.

 

[GeckoGathering]

COOL setups VS. YOU

There was a link to a picture of this tank in another thread and i was wondering what you guys thought about it and if it looks like a good set up.

IMHO...THIS iS one COOL setup....
All potential problems can be solved with EXTRA devotion to
the uniqueness. In other words will you devote extra time
most likely in more often doing a complete cleaning?
Many Geckos prefer and some will not eat well out of their habitat.
And some actually prefer the hunt rather than ease of a feeding bowl.
Its "NatureCool." ...Commit & go for it!
Take care. HJ​

 

[acpart]

I actually have a compromise to that in one of my leo tanks: a dish about 10"x5" which is filled by small stones. It's easy to clean because it all comes out together and it gives them a stony area without filling the tank. For my banded geckos I have also gone with the idea of providing a tank with a ceramic tile substrate and then putting in various dishes with coco fiber or coco fiber mixed with sand, as well as some crevice-type hides right on top of the tiles.

I do like Marcia's enclosure aesthetically, though.

Aliza

 

[larry26]

Marcia what kind of plants are those that you put in there and could they be used with a leo?