How to build a gecko housing rack! In this video i will be showing you how to build a heated gecko rack that you can use to house all sorts of different geckos.
You should get a piece of 1/4 inch siding for the side to help keep the heat in the rack system and add holes to the tubs adjustingly for humidity and temp
Yes, those are both great ideas and could work! However I left the sides exposed so that there would be both a cool and a warm side. drilling the holes is also a great idea and is something I would have done if I didn't already have a temperature controller.
No, the whole setup seemed to work pretty well. I kept 18 hatchlings in here starting from the day they hatched up till about 3 months old and It all seemed to work quite well!
If only you lived in UK, we have a brand called prorep which sells perfectly fitting heat mats for this sort of thing for about £15 each, it fits over the whole shelf 😁
Here is a video that I made a while back that goes into s little bit of detail about how my 150 gram battlebot works. :) ru-vid.com?o=U&video_id=GvaSwPQpz0E
Thanks for the answer. Definitely i thought the same way you did, thats why i did watch your video to be honest lol. But there are some differences between the animals so between the habitat.
You might be able to use heat tape, I don't see why you couldn't however I'm not very familiar with heat tape so idk. I Just used the same temperature controller that I did for my incubator www.ebay.com/itm/131531511761?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
I'm so sorry I don't think I fully understand your question. However If you're asking how well the heater works it actually works really well! It has a temp range from about 75 to 110 degrees F. so I control the temp using the same controller as the one I used for the incubator. I currently have 7 baby Leopard geckos living in it and they are all doing well! :)
You look like Vince the Shamwow guy, that said this was a great video. I wish youtube pushed newer videos because I had to go out of my way to find this video, all repti rack videos are like 7 years old and filmed in a 240p potato .
Heat tape is what most people would use lol I have no idea why he got the CVS heaters. Also, you need a thermostat and the heat tape should be on the bottom of the back of the tubs, not against the back wall. His actual build was awesome but the heating aspect def has some issues.
Actually snakes need belly heat not back heat. This setup is perfectly fine for Leopard geckos, plastic thermo regulates extremely well so the heat from that large heat mat will disburse enough radiant heat to keep the gecko's bellies plenty warm. Also Leopard geckos are cryptic animals, they sleep in caves during the day and hunt at night, technically ambient temps are ok for them, they don't have heat pads in the wild, that being said most reptiles do benefit from under enclosure heat sources just as leopard geckos don't require uv bulbs but it does make them look pretty in a glass enclosure. It's really preference.
Iv actually owned at least one gecko since I was 7 and have gotten most of them from local pet shops (which you should never do because big chain pet stores never take care of their geckos) but I got the mother that I have now I bought from an online breeder. :)
Love this tutorial but when you copped the CVS heating pads and then didn't include a thermostat you lost me lol. Those things could catch on fire without a thermostat and that wood is perfect kindling for a house fire. Also, just order some precut and wired heat tape from Pangea. That way they can get belly heat like they need.
Sorry to inform you they don’t need belly heat , they need a basking spot and uvb actually but I do agree with the thermostat definitely need one of those
Joey Campbell I’m sorry but wot. These are crepuscular animals. Meaning they only come out at Dawn and Dusk for maybe a few hours. While yes you can use a basking spot, and uvb it’s just not natural. It’s like giving a nocturnal animal a basking light, they won’t use it. If I ever get a Leopard Gecko (I hope to) I’ll use a UVB light, of an LED not because they need it, because to show them the day and night cycle. All the supplements they need is just a calcium bowl, Geckos will literally eat Calcium if they are low on it.
@@joeycampbell1200 do your homework Joey. Leopard Geckos do not need UVB light. they also do not require a basking spot. Won't hurt them, but they don't need it. I am happy to share professional references if you would like.
Nope, If anything the tubs are too large. If you put baby leopard geckos in larger tubs they will often die because they will wonder away from the heat source, food, water and get lost.
There is plenty of room, if anything there is too much. If you put a baby gecko In too large of a tub he could wander away from the heat source and die.
I hate people who think this is ok housing. We should want to spoil our animals by giving them room and everything they need to thrive. Not put them in little containers for our convenience
You must have missed the part where i said it was for baby leopard geckos. If you keep a baby leopard gecko in a larger container they could wander from their heat source and water (if they ever even find their water) and die.
Bri & Kylee lmao can we see your set up then? And why even keep the Fucking animal when you could just go set them free, let them have room and thrive.
Yes it distributes evenly at the back of the tub, leaving the front of the tub cooler. Which is good because they need both a cool and warm side. The heating pad heats up the whole back side of the tub including the floor so their belly can be warmed.
