I’ve spent the last few months building a very natural looking 30 gallon terrarium. In one area is has a filtered 4 inch deep pool of water but the rest is sold ground, with growing spider plant, bromeliads and other plants. The ground also has a moss and lichen covering. I was thinking of housing a small group of U.Phantasticus or U.Ebenaui in there but before I go further into my research on the species I want to ask a few questions that probably require a little first hand experience to answer.
1. Do pools of water pose a danger to these geckos? As stated before one area of the terrarium has a 4 inch deep pool of water which is continuously filtered (it is very still though, not much current), it is also very easy to climb out of.
2. How sensitive are these geckos to bacteria? The tank is perfectly clean but do to the immense diversity in moss species, plant species and the over all high humidity there seems the potential for a lot for a lot of undetected bacterial growth. Would this pose a serious threat to the geckos? Are they hypersensitive to this in any way?
3. I was also considering housing a pair of mantellas in there, they shouldn’t be small enough for the geckos to eat, however I have kept various species of gecko in the past that were always ‘willing to try’ things far to large for them to eat. Is this a characteristic of these geckos?
Thanks,
Vanth
