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I mistakenly posted this in the wrong forum hehehe. No more posting for me first thing in the morning Hopefully this will post alright.

I wanted to move my pair of cresteds (Zeus and Ziggy) to a new enclosure, something larger and with more ventilation. So i bought a reptarium and ya know......i absolutely hate it. I set it up beautifully with alot of plants and hiding areas and that part i like. Its the fact that the screen is so dark i can't see inside very well. I've tried putting a light on top but that only serves to increase the temps to much. They are down stairs where natural light does not exist, so its my fault i guess. LOL And i can't move them....house rules, geckos stay in the gecko room hehehe.

I'm pretty sure they love it....being able to hide so well.

I have found a HUGE tank with two screen doors and a screen top that i think would be perfect, just waiting for the funds to come in to buy it. In the mean time does anyone have any suggestions as to how i might be able to use a light without increasing the temps?

Oh and the transfer over from the tank......OMG i was sure Ziggy was going to drop her tail. I stick my hands in there all the time to clean and feed but ya think the day i plan on moving them they'd stay calm.....i swear they knew somehow. Of course i sucked up to Zeus, sticking apricot baby food on my finger for him to lick (This technique didn't work with Ziggy).

Something else i learned the other day.......I had put a pic of a crested gecko on my computer screen as the background. Ziggy took notice almost right away and she didn't appear to happy. I removed the pic (got the plain old black background now) hehe.

Thanks for any help
Red
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Crested Gecko Zeek:1.0, Ziggy and Zeus
LEOS: Boo: 1.0 normal , Bronx & Nala: 1.1 blizzard,
Lily: 0.1 patternless, Abby: 0.1 albino, Zoe: 0.1 reduced pattern, Dot: 0.1 hypo
New Girls: Flame, Karma, Bubbles and Bell pics coming soon
Chip: 1.0 papillion (small dog)

in general, fluorescent lights give off much less heat than incandescent. regular office-type flourescent lights gives off almost no heat.
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mike

Thanks, i'll be heading out tomorrow to see what the local stores have. Just hope they have something small that can either sit on the reptarium or can be easily mounted above it
The light hood for fish tanks would work right? Actually since my father breeds guppies and has tons of supplies he might have an extra one

Red

>>in general, fluorescent lights give off much less heat than incandescent. regular office-type flourescent lights gives off almost no heat.
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>>mike
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Crested Gecko Zeek:1.0, Ziggy and Zeus
LEOS: Boo: 1.0 normal , Bronx & Nala: 1.1 blizzard,
Lily: 0.1 patternless, Abby: 0.1 albino, Zoe: 0.1 reduced pattern, Dot: 0.1 hypo
New Girls: Flame, Karma, Bubbles and Bell pics coming soon
Chip: 1.0 papillion (small dog)

yep, pretty much why I did not ever get one myself the really large ones when lit up from the inside look kinda cool. If you can find a flouresent light that does not let the gecko get in to the bulb electrical contacts try to get it inside the reptarium it lights much better. Maybe like one of those GE Quicklights or even one of those new curley looking flouresents that go in a regular light socket. Good luck
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"Why is it we treat the earth as if we have a spare in the trunk"

Ya i guess i should have gone with the largest one i could buy so i could have put lights inside (caged/sheltered away from the geckos of course). Oh well this will work for the mean time until i get the new tank

Thanks for the suggestions

Red

>>yep, pretty much why I did not ever get one myself the really large ones when lit up from the inside look kinda cool. If you can find a flouresent light that does not let the gecko get in to the bulb electrical contacts try to get it inside the reptarium it lights much better. Maybe like one of those GE Quicklights or even one of those new curley looking flouresents that go in a regular light socket. Good luck
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>>"Why is it we treat the earth as if we have a spare in the trunk"
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Crested Gecko Zeek:1.0, Ziggy and Zeus
LEOS: Boo: 1.0 normal , Bronx & Nala: 1.1 blizzard,
Lily: 0.1 patternless, Abby: 0.1 albino, Zoe: 0.1 reduced pattern, Dot: 0.1 hypo
New Girls: Flame, Karma, Bubbles and Bell pics coming soon
Chip: 1.0 papillion (small dog)