HOW TO: Set Up A Crested Gecko Enclosure 

Rice Cake yes

you are smart my friend

You need something bigger than that

Um do you have a gecko thatonegirl

Nichole Mackenzie you don’t because then you can fill it to the top

Courtney Seavey tell me why I just asked my dad 😂😂

@@dariongoins1996 sksksk

@@dariongoins1996 my mom said no and I named off everything that you do to take care of it and she looked suprized then walked off 😂

Me 3 and a half years later. Dad can I get one

Me who's 4 years late: _Pathetic._

Blake Robertson ii

So a 20 gallon long will be able to structurally stand straight up without it falling over if they jump from limb to limb?

Its a common thing in the vivarium community, she didn't think of this herself

@@iamTkzs typically people put them in between solid and heavy objects like a desk table or drawers. Then ofc u can’t stack them

liam whitmore Right, like am i the only one who cringed a bit when shw said that

this is very true. however, the pangea cups are recyclable in SOME places (not where i live)

Liams Nature I was going to say the same thing! Or find small cups easy to rinse that aren't plastic at all!

They actually make ones that come with silicone cups, which is what i use. I'm so surprised not a lot of people have them!

ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏ

Screen locks! they normally sell them wherever they sell lids. Mine was built this way though because it's a Zilla 20 long tank

where did you get the tank from?

hey can you hlp me for keeping discus?

@taylor nicole

It's a better choice to just get an exo terra gecko tank, much easier and you don't have to go hunting for lids. Also was designed exactly for geckos

yeah that's what i've wanted to do ... not so much with the waterfall, but play rainforest sounds. :)

Anton LOL that's fancy AF

The crested gecko could fall into the water and drown

Audrey Buchanan I don’t think their talking about a torrent of water rushing through the enclosure. Lol

Azaiie Winde I'd just use the 15 gallon and try to get. 20gallon later on

Aziie it should be fine most of its life as it will grow too big for it later

It should be fine.Just an idea but you should start mowin lawns or find some way to make money becasue youll need to afford their food.Maybe you could get a 20 gallon later n when its bigger.

Vallen Goldshmidt no it adds calcium and nutrients while removing chlorine

peace smile love you just sit it up and buy a screen

peace smile love she's most likely using a reptile terrarium. You can find them at any pet shop. This one was most likely a bearded dragon tank turned on it's side. You can find lids online, but if you're having trouble you can always get a tank with it already attached.

You need a screen enclosure

LOL thank you angel!

Does your crestie like the waterfall? I’m considering on getting mine one.

Madi Breen me too and I am wondering the same thing

mykenziebug1 I figured it out. I just got a regular top for a 20 gallon long and then got tank clips from petco for $3. works like a charm.

Madi Breen samee

Madi Breen im wondering how to put that lil door in

luis Lopez the door is part of the tank lid

Crested geckos really don't need heating. It can actually stress them out, causing illness or death. Also, 12x12x18 is the minimum size, but 18x18x24 is the best for an adult gecko.

Thanks :)

Forever CuteLittlePeanut Tap water contains minerals that can hurt or poison your animal. Just don't risk it

Use bottled water, but make sure it's not too cold

Can you use well water

Vera cuz the chemicals that it has

Can you use bottles water?

see i tried that for echo when it was only him and he refused to use it ever! but i'll try again now that I have another one, I know it's a good thing to use! thank you for the tip!

+Taylor Nicole Dean Do you have sugar gliders

ShesThe1yup if u search here on YT ‘diy crested gecko tank’ u should find this one guy who turns his 20 gal tank into a crested gecko tank and he shows u how to make the lid

There will be a Repticon on February 25-26 in Houston I also saw you can buy them from the Pangea website never ordered from there before I'm trying to hold out till February so I can get one from there this will be my first time owning one and I'm super excited lol hope this helps

Sadie Lehman Walmart, petco etc

SchitzoFranic get a heating pad if your room is cold

Milagros Rodriguez I believe she uses a UVB Heat Lamp!

That works for my crestie

Tap water has minerals in it purified has the minerals already taken out

yes

Jesse Cardadeiro yes

Yes that is room temperature 😊 and at night they can also be ok with colder temperatures like 60•

Yea

Jesse Cardadeiro yep! They can tolerate temperatures down to 60 Fahrenheit up to 80 Fahrenheit! ☺️

ScribbledTale i use a heat mat because crested geckos like to stay warm ( well mine does anyway) . Also most people say not to put the food on the ground because they like to climb but my crested gecko 🦎 (echo) has absolutely no problem eating of the floor and he has a hut on the floor of his cage that he is always hiding in and sleeping in, but everyone's gecko is different especially mine because he prefers to drink from a water dish rather than the mist from the spray bottle

Jheeze u want replies but you wrote a damn novel not even sure how to answer keep it to the point bro

that's because im a thorough person plus a good owner would try to go into depth and try to find out everything they need to know, and i rather not have to wait a month per reply when i can literally just post everything i want/need to know about, not to mention this comment is over a month old and i dont need anyones service any longer was that still too long to you?

Hello, ive had a crestie for about 3 years now and im not a lizard expert but i hope this helps. i understand you, most videos on youtube say that they don't need a heat source but i highly recommend one. For mine i have 2 heat lamps, one which is hotter to use during winter and one that is cooler to use during the summer (It's usually cold here during the sumer). I also recommend that you buy a thermometer to make sure that it doesn't get too hot or cold. I would also not use heat mats as there have been stories of cresties buring their feet on them. I don't have any hammocks for mine but i do have fake flowers, braches and other things to climb. As long as the things you put in the tank promote climbing it should be okay. I also feel that it's good to change up your tank now and again by adding new things to climb so they don't get bored. My gecko also likes to go on the floor to eat so i also have a hide for him. He also only drinks from a water bowl so i recommend getting one (it also helps to keep humidity)

thank you so much for replying!! after my comment i got one [more like a few weeks] and got a juvenile; the seller also sold already set-up kits so i didnt have to full out buy a new tank [its a plastic container for some reason i didnt think to do this] it came with a mossy carpet of some sort, several leaves, three wooden sticks and two sticks covered in the same mossy stuff. it also came with a magnetic ledge for food though i failed to buy the cups for it, so i had to go out and find similar cups and i have to cut them to the right size to each feeding this week however, i noticed a bit of mold had spotted up on the lid of the tub [the previous night i had to use a heating mat despite what you just posted, its only 1/4 on the bottom of the container and it dropped very low that night] i cleaned it off with the proper cleaning supplies and decided to see if the bottom had burned from the heating mat as i was very hesitant to use it, and thats when i found out the moss carpet of some sort either had mold all over it, or the moss was soaked from my spraying it tore off pieces of the paper on the bottom. i was a bit panicked, but i cleaned everything inside the container and the container itself and let it dry out. i should have taken pictures so i could possibly show you to determine if it was mold or not, hopefully it wasnt as i doubt thats good for the crestie and plus im pretty allergic to molds. im also not quite sure of its age, im sure i could email them as the container said 4/29/16, though mines clearly not a year old and i assume its just meaning to say '17 and not '16, though im concerned with their weight as theyre not underweight, just not really gaining any at all. i assume this is where feeders once a week or two come into play? sorry for the long message, im the type of person to ramble and go into a lot of depth, thanks again!

Bottled water

I got mine from petco but any pet store that has them will work

Buy from local breeders, not main stream companies

Sara Govea they don't require that stuff to my understanding, well actually it's debated but half say they don't need uvb others say it's beneficial to some degree

A 12 by 12 by 18 will be completely fine until the gecko is an adult.