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Hi from a Newbie - setup suggestions

Liann Jun 01, 2006 07:51 PM

Hi there! I'm brand new to Geckos, have only had little Lola for a few weeks now. I just moved her into her new setup tonight. Curious as to whether I have her set up ok or not. The heating pad is on the bottom back left corner of the tank and is set on 90. Anything I am missing or shouldn't have in there? Is the humidity chamber enough humidity or should I be misting the entire tub occationally? I've been reading over my gecko "owners manual" and other online articles, just thought someone might notice something I'm doing wrong.

THANKS!!!!


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Amber

Boas
1.1.0 Colombian (Austin & Ava)
1.0.0 Suriname (Aloysius)
1.1.0 Albino (Bo & Daisy)
Balls:
1.26.0 Normal (Tucker, Taylor,and lil' girls)
1.1.0 Pastel
1.2.0 100% Het Pied
1.0.0 100% Het Albino (Bubba)
0.1.0 66% Poss. Het Albino
Corns:
1.1.0 Amber
1.1.0 Butter Motley
1.1.0 Crimson
1.1.0 Ghost
1.1.0 Hypo
0.0.1 Normal
1.1.0 Okeetee
1.0.1 Snow (Aiden)
1.1.0 Sunglow Motley
Milks:
1.1.0 Hypo Honduran (Damien & Lucy)
0.1.0 Pueblan (Marishka)
1.1.0 Sinaloan
Other:
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko - Lola
2.1.0 Dachshunds - Dakota, Montana, & Cheyenne
2.0.0 Ferrets - Bailey & Keyta

Replies (4)

adamjeffery Jun 01, 2006 09:24 PM

you might want a small lid of calcium powder in their but it looks ok other than it will have to be bigger soon. those are tosmall for a leo

adam
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hybrid breeders association
0.1. normal corn het hypo,anery
1.0. snow corn het hypo,anery,amel
1.0. amel corn unknown hets(4ft 8inch long)
1.0 sinacorn
1.1 kenyan sand boas
0.1 mbk
0.1 albino nelsons
0.2 normal leo geckos
1.0 blizzard leo gecko
0.0.1 snapping turtles
0.0.1 3 lined mud turtle

Liann Jun 02, 2006 07:25 AM

I will go ahead and put another little dish of calcium powder in there tonight. Lola is just a tiny baby right now, but I do have a 30 gallon tank waiting for her when she gets bigger. How fast do they normally grow?

>>you might want a small lid of calcium powder in their but it looks ok other than it will have to be bigger soon. those are tosmall for a leo
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>>adam
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>>hybrid breeders association
>>0.1. normal corn het hypo,anery
>>1.0. snow corn het hypo,anery,amel
>>1.0. amel corn unknown hets(4ft 8inch long)
>>1.0 sinacorn
>>1.1 kenyan sand boas
>>0.1 mbk
>>0.1 albino nelsons
>>0.2 normal leo geckos
>>1.0 blizzard leo gecko
>>0.0.1 snapping turtles
>>0.0.1 3 lined mud turtle
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Amber

Boas
1.1.0 Colombian (Austin & Ava)
1.0.0 Suriname (Aloysius)
1.1.0 Albino (Bo & Daisy)
Balls:
1.26.0 Normal (Tucker, Taylor,and lil' girls)
1.1.0 Pastel
1.2.0 100% Het Pied
1.0.0 100% Het Albino (Bubba)
0.1.0 66% Poss. Het Albino
Corns:
1.1.0 Amber
1.1.0 Butter Motley
1.1.0 Crimson
1.1.0 Ghost
1.1.0 Hypo
0.0.1 Normal
1.1.0 Okeetee
1.0.1 Snow (Aiden)
1.1.0 Sunglow Motley
Milks:
1.1.0 Hypo Honduran (Damien & Lucy)
0.1.0 Pueblan (Marishka)
1.1.0 Sinaloan
Other:
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko - Lola
2.1.0 Dachshunds - Dakota, Montana, & Cheyenne
2.0.0 Ferrets - Bailey & Keyta

Liann Jun 06, 2006 09:43 AM

Since Lola is growing so quickly, I went ahead and took this tank back and switched it out for the larger 18"x18"x18" tank. Now she is living in a palace with more room for hide spots etc.. I will post a picture as soon as I am finished setting it up.

>>you might want a small lid of calcium powder in their but it looks ok other than it will have to be bigger soon. those are tosmall for a leo
>>
>>adam
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>>hybrid breeders association
>>0.1. normal corn het hypo,anery
>>1.0. snow corn het hypo,anery,amel
>>1.0. amel corn unknown hets(4ft 8inch long)
>>1.0 sinacorn
>>1.1 kenyan sand boas
>>0.1 mbk
>>0.1 albino nelsons
>>0.2 normal leo geckos
>>1.0 blizzard leo gecko
>>0.0.1 snapping turtles
>>0.0.1 3 lined mud turtle

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Amber

Boas
1.1.0 Colombian (Austin & Ava)
1.0.0 Suriname (Aloysius)
1.1.0 Albino (Bo & Daisy)
Balls:
1.26.0 Normal (Tucker, Taylor,and lil' girls)
1.1.0 Pastel
1.2.0 100% Het Pied
1.0.0 100% Het Albino (Bubba)
0.1.0 66% Poss. Het Albino
Corns:
1.1.0 Amber
1.1.0 Butter Motley
1.1.0 Crimson
1.1.0 Ghost
1.1.0 Hypo
0.0.1 Normal
1.1.0 Okeetee
1.0.1 Snow (Aiden)
1.1.0 Sunglow Motley
Milks:
1.1.0 Hypo Honduran (Damien & Lucy)
0.1.0 Pueblan (Marishka)
1.1.0 Sinaloan
Other:
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko - Lola
2.1.0 Dachshunds - Dakota, Montana, & Cheyenne
2.0.0 Ferrets - Bailey & Keyta

mssierrak Jun 10, 2006 12:01 PM

I bought that same tank for a treefrog & had a problem with crickets being able to get behind the styrofoam backing. I ended up having to take it out.
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