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Hi everyone,

I'm planning on breeding my cresteds, but wanted to make sure I could provide individual housing for any babies before I took the step (no fighting, no biting!). I'm having trouble finding information on how much space to provide neonates and juveniles; a lot of breeders seem to put them in sterilite boxes like snakes or leopards, but I'd rather give them more vertical climbing and hiding space.

I was thinking of 1 gallon or 2.5 gallon plastic jars with fake foliage, bamboo sticks and cork bark, but can't find any information on how large/old a juvenile I could house in such an enclosure. I would put in a lot of hanging foliage; 1 gallon jars are usually 10 inches high and 2.5 gallons are 14 inches high. Any thoughts on how big a gecko I might be able to put in those? Or should I be building something bigger from scratch?

0.1 Boa constrictor imperator
0.3 Python regius
1.1 R. ciliatus

for my hatchlings (straight from the egg hatchlings, as I breed them) I use the plastic dry storage bins I pick up at a Dollar store. These are about 14" by 6" by 6" or something like that. I just use some fake plants and paper towel on the bottom. These are great for one or two newly hatched dragons till they are about 4-5" snout to tail tip (if kept two in the came container, I move one out into their own container when they are about 3" long).

Once babies are about 4-5" long they are good to move into an adult size cages.
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PHLdyPayne

I keep little guys in 2.5 gallon tanks. They're cheap, easy to come buy, and there's a lot more room in there than first appears. Mine have climbing branches, fake leaves, and there's still plenty of empty space.
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1.1 Ghost corns, 1.1 Butter het. stripe corns, 0.1 normal corn
1.1 Tremper Albino Leopard Geckos
1.0 Super dalmation crested, 1.1 Pinstripe crested, 2.1.1 Misc crested
1.0 Ghost Bull, 0.1 Snow bull