I have a new crestie about 3 months old in a ten gallon turned on it's side. I have 3 medium sized exo-terra silk plants hanging from the sides and a little suction cupped hamock in the corner(which I've never seen him on). I use paper towel as substrate and have the bottom bare except for a water dish. I want to make sure the little guy can catch the crickets. My question is does he need any hides and the bottom of the tank and do I need some type of climbing log, like cork bark angled into the corner? All he does is stick to the glass all day, do they get tired from that?
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Importance of hides and climbing branches?
orrg
Sep 30, 2005 11:00 AM
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slizards
Sep 30, 2005 04:42 PM
Need is a subjective thing. They will live grow and reproduce in a bare bones tank with nothing but egg carton to crawl on.
Much of tank decor is for your veiwing pleasure .As for items on the bottom, a ten gallon tank is a good sized space for a 3 month old.Its probally wise to maximize his ability to catch crickets.At some point at the very least however add a branch he can crawl on and perch comfortably.
Some say floppy tail can happen from cresties that stick to the sides upside down all the time. I dont know how much truth there is to this..but I do know cresties like a place to perch.
lzrdldy530
Oct 05, 2005 04:51 PM
I have witnessed floppy tail in animals kept in a glass tank with no branches, vines or anything else. All 3 kept in this bare-bones environment had it. I have to tell you that I felt so sorry for these creatures and their sorry existance. They must have been bored sh--less. I decorate my enclosures to within inches of their lives with plastic vines, branches and cork logs and I like to think that my critters live a little closer to what they might've enjoyed in the wild. Also, none of my animals has ever developed floppy tail.
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