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I finally broke down and got a crestie at the IRBA show Sunday. He's a cute little guy, probably no more than a month old. He's only in a 2.5 gallon for now until he gets a tad bigger, then he's moving to a 10g, then to a 37g. He's about the size of a milk top. He drank after I misted his little cage today, and he also ate some baby food off my finger, so i'm satisfied.

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You should put some climbing surfaces in that little cage. Even a couple pieces of dowel or paper towel tubes would give him good places to climb and hide. Some fake plants would better than the leaves you have as well.

Also, once he is adult, I recommend just a 20g tall, unless you plan to get more to house with him (either all females together or a breeding group of one male and a couple females). 37g is rather large for a single adult crested gecko.

I agree with the climbing spaces, I guess I kind of left that out. I am interested, though, on why you think dead, fake plants are better than dead yet real leaves, which will eventually cover the floor of his permanent enclosure.

I'm also slightly concerned, and wondering why you think a 20g tall aquarium is better than a 37g. In the wild, would they not have all the room they wanted? To provide proper climbing and jumping room, I think a 37g is adequate.

>>I'm also slightly concerned, and wondering why you think a 20g tall aquarium is better than a 37g. In the wild, would they not have all the room they wanted? To provide proper climbing and jumping room, I think a 37g is adequate.

i agree. no such thing as too large of a cage for an adult.
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3.1 snakes, 2.3 crested geckos, 0.0.1 gargoyle gecko, 2.0 devon rex cats, 1.0 betta

>>>>I'm also slightly concerned, and wondering why you think a 20g tall aquarium is better than a 37g. In the wild, would they not have all the room they wanted? To provide proper climbing and jumping room, I think a 37g is adequate.
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>>i agree. no such thing as too large of a cage for an adult.
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>>3.1 snakes, 2.3 crested geckos, 0.0.1 gargoyle gecko, 2.0 devon rex cats, 1.0 betta

Except in that you might occasionally wish to be able to find the gecko in the enclosure .
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

haha exactly....it's all about personal preference
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3.1 snakes, 2.3 crested geckos, 0.0.1 gargoyle gecko, 2.0 devon rex cats, 1.0 betta

there are reason why you shouldn't have a huge enclosure for a single crested. he may have trouble finding food items with all that room, and if you think you'll just throw a bunch of crickets in there thats going to be stressful and possibly harmful to the animal. also it may be more difficult to maintain the proper humidity in a larger cage, especially if you are using a screen top. Lastly, you wont be able to find him if there are plenty of hiding places. Also, if you find leaves like that outside it is never a good idea to put them in a pets cage, they may have mites, fungi, etc. stick with house plants or fake plants. And please listen to ldypayne she knows what shes talking about.
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Vince Martino

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