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If i flip a 10 gallon tank on its side to give it more vertical space, would it be enough for a single adult crested gecko?

A 10 gallon on its side is worse than a plain 10 gallon. There are rubbermaid containers that are more than adequate for a single crested. Also 15 gallons and 29 gallons are good for a single or a pair/trio in the 29 gallons case.
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ok but why would a vertical 10 gallon be worse than a regular one, it thought they needed vertically orientated terrariums? regularly orientated ones are 20"L x 10"W x 12"H and if i tip on the side then it would be 10" x 12" x 20" high. why would this be worse?
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there would be no room on the bottom of the cage. Just because they are arboreal doesn't mean they need "Verical oriented cages" for cresteds they need like 12" of height minimum and then cubic space and floor space is all that matters. I have a 10 gallon and the floor is crowded with only 2 pieces of egg carton and a food dish, in a 10 by 12 area it would be way to small to move around good. a 30 by 12-15 by 12 rubbermaid is an ideal cagee.
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Edited on May 19, 2004 at 00:08:39 by PHGinger.

oh ok thanks for clearing that up for me. i guess i will try using rubbermaids. oh yeah on more thing, what about a regular 10 gallon would that work for a single adult? or is it only used for sub-adults?
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Yes, A ten gallon would be fine for a single adult crested. Use eggcrate or corkbark flats to increase surface area.
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>>oh ok thanks for clearing that up for me. i guess i will try using rubbermaids. oh yeah on more thing, what about a regular 10 gallon would that work for a single adult? or is it only used for sub-adults?
>>thanks
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I would try to get a 15 gallon (24 by 12) if you want a nice naturlasistic set up.
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Edited on May 19, 2004 at 00:10:37 by PHGinger.

I have both my adult cresties in 10gal. uprights for quite some time now & they seem to like it just fine. As a matter of fact, they've been in them since they've been around 6mos.old.
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If you're determined to use a ten gallon (which is a bit small, in my opinion), you would definitely want to use it normally, as opposed to vertically. If you were to use it vertically, it would be inhumane, as the animal would have no room to move around. I have 60 Cresteds and I can tell you first hand that they don't spend their days crawling up and down branches.

Personally, if I were on a limited budget for a cage, I would get a large rubbermaid (which is what I use) or a 22 gallon reptarium. Of course, the rubbermaid and the reptarium won't be as nice to look at, but on a $20 budget, I think the animal's interests (not what you think looks nice) should be the number one priority.

-Anthony
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I think inhumane is a little extreme.....don't you?
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2.0.0 Cresteds
1.1.0 Afican Fat Tail
0.0.2 Viper Tail
0.0.1 Oedura castelnaui

No, as a matter of fact, I don't.

I don't know what else would you call keeping an 8-9" gecko in a cage with only 10"x12" floor space.

-Anthony

>>I think inhumane is a little extreme.....don't you?
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>>2.0.0 Cresteds
>>1.1.0 Afican Fat Tail
>>0.0.2 Viper Tail
>>0.0.1 Oedura castelnaui
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