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Chameleon condo? 10 gal. fish tanks? Rubbermaid bins? Deli cups? (kidding). Let me know breifly before I start this adventure with ciliatus.

Thanks,
Travis

yes to all except the deli cups

the fact is that there are as many opinions to this as there are what is the best substrate, or what % of crickets they should have in there diet.

There are sucsessful breeders using wire cages...and those that use aquariums.

My sugestion. Find what you like. and as long as it has verticle places to hide...good humidity...right temps etc. you will not notice a difference whether you use aquariums or wire cages.

My only real caution would be not to use rubermain type containers unless you find a really deep one. I have seen people using ones similar to what would keep a leo happy...and that wont give your hight loving crested enough vertical room.

Hope that helps.

Yeah I agree. It is not what works best for everybody; it is what works best for you. Everybody has different methods, take in ideas from every once else and choose the best one for your situation. As long as the animals are healthy and happy then you are good . As far as the Rubbermaid’s go, no you can’t use the sweater boxes. They only have a 5” height, fine for terrestrial geckos but not arboreal crested. However the larger 15 gallons like the ones I use pictured above work great. They pretty much have the same dimensions of a 15 gallon tank except wider and maybe an inch taller. I house single adults in each and they are so simple to clean because of their weight, very cheap too if you have a lot of animals . Garrick from crestedgecko.com I believe also uses the same size containers to house 1.1 or 1.2, but don’t quote me on that though. So they are not pretty, but the larger sizes do work well.
-Mike

Thanks everyone for your help. I am thinking the Chameleon Condo (found on the classified section under "Caging and Supplies" will work out in Florida where I live. With the high humidity and high temps, I will have to keep them on the cool side. Thanks again.

Are you referring to the cage called "Chameleon Condo", or another cage by the company that sells them, also called Chameleon Condo? Because I don't think the actual "Chameleon Condo" would be a very good choice when you consider that it is a "wall less" cage. Seems like the first night your cresteds would go exploring and you may never find them again....
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Sam
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No, I meant the all-screen cage made by chameleon condo. That was funny.

I have had great results using Reptariums. I house a single adult in the 22 gallon basic and the 38 60 or 100 gallon works great for a breeding colony. They are easily inverted to create a tall arborial habitat, the mesh walls are easily climbable for cresteds, and the mesh allows for great ventilation and temperature regulation when set up in a room temperature enviroment.