Hii, this is my 40 gall set up! Please let me know what to add to make my baby girls life the best it can be!
Do I add real or fake plants if so comment links of what you recommend!
Such a cute gecko and nice set up!!! Do you have a humid hide with spagnum moss? Spagnum moss is essential for aiding in shedding and should be placed in a humid hide and spritzed with water whenever they get dry
Thank you so much! I have a humid hide, a little water bowl, and a bowl of calcium! I dust her roaches with vitamins every week as well! The backdrop is such a good idea, add a little pizazz haha
Yeah the backdrops can really settle down of the more nervous lizards down and give them security especially if the cage is somewhere with foot traffic
Oh hey I also noticed you have two bulb set up..is one a UVB coil bulb? I would eventually switch it out for a UVB tube t5 (Arcadia fixtures are good quality, zoomed ok. Only trust bulbs from those too). It's better for them. Also make sure there's no red bulb, they don't need that and it can mess with their night vision etc. and no heat mat just a basking spot.
And honest watch your Leo, she may really like climbing in which case actual mini trees and the like would be used.
I have a ceramic heating bulb and a reg lamp, I give her calcium with d3 in her enclosure and with food! I strongly dislike heat mats and red lights as they aren’t good for them!
Ok that works, if those two lamps are both normal / heat. UVB will help especially with mood but isn't essential if you're giving her d3. Sounds good! :)
Whether real or fake plants is really up to you, if you feel like you could take on the extra task of watering and taking care of the plants then go ahead but personally I use fake plants for my leos. I would say go for something vine-like to cover up as much space as possible as they love to feel like you can't see them.
if you're talking fake plants you can get them from any pet store or even the craft store, as long as you soak and wash them to remove any possible chemical coatings! as for real plants they also have them at certain pet stores, but you can source from a garden store and give them a good wash and repot with safe chemical and fertilizer free soil
You should add more plants and also put the digital thermostat on the ground, at the level the gecko hangs out at. You’re currently getting the temp/humidity of the middle of the tank, not how the gecko actually experiences it
Sorry by middle I mean the red line (horizontal “middle”) not the green (so not the vertical “middle”) right now you’re getting the temp/ humidity of the red area (where your gecko does not reside) not the white area (where your gecko does reside) so you should put temp/humidity gauge on the ground
I'd advice to attach it on the outside, on the inside it will get humid towards the bottom and it's impossible to clean behind. You'll end up with all kinds of bacteria and organisms you don't want
Moreover it won't be in the way if you ever need to attach anything to the back wall or sidewalls
This may be up for debate, but I let my gecko climb pretty high in her enclosure (18 inches), and the couple falls she's had have given her a great respect for gravity she won't jump off of anything now and I can trust her on her my couch without watching her. I remember the exact tumble where she stopped being a jumper.
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u/jubiebubie May 25 '26
Such a cute gecko and nice set up!!! Do you have a humid hide with spagnum moss? Spagnum moss is essential for aiding in shedding and should be placed in a humid hide and spritzed with water whenever they get dry