I have a few questions about crested geckos. What other species, if any, can be housed in a vivarium along with cresteds? I heard about these red worms in this forum, and I was wondering if anyone else had any more information about them. can they climb glass? will the cresteds eat them? and also, I have a baby crested about 3 weeks old, and it seems to get a real pale color sometimes. it is red and sometimes it appears to be a light brownish color. I was wondering if he was stressed. he seems to be eating. im feeding him apricot baby food and crickets, and his temp is at about 72 during the day with about a 5 degree drop at night. Any information will be appreciated.
Thank you
April
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crested questions
diablocds1
Jun 10, 2004 08:30 AM
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GeckoWeb
Jun 10, 2004 12:27 PM
Red worms are just normal... worms. You know, like the kind some people use for fishing? Cresteds might eat them, I'm really not sure. They're not very visible as far as cage inhabitants go; they mostly stay underground. As far as other species that can be kept with Cresteds, you could probably get away with keeping other similar-sized Rhacodactylus in with them. Also, in the Rhacodactylus book (which I would highly reccommend getting if you want to get into these geckos) they mention keeping millipedes in with their geckos.
Cresteds change colors depending on mood, so stress could be a factor, but they also change colors due to time (day/night) and temperature. If you haven't already, check out Anthony's webpage and look at the crested gecko section. He's done a wonderful job with it (www.acreptiles.com).
