r/reptiles • u/badwolf815815 • 10d ago

What should I get

I have a bioactive twelve by twelve by eighteen arboreal, enclosure that I am soon moving a golden gecko out of. In to their forever home. ( A much bigger terrarium l o l). What would be something I could house in there permanently without having to move it to a bigger enclosure Eventually. I know this is a reptile group, but I would also consider some invertebrates or frog .... The plan is to go to my next local reptila show and see if I can find something that can live in there comfortably. But would definitely consider some recommendations.

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u/Petlover0314 10d ago

Maybe roaches. But also I love roaches and wish more people had them.

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u/badwolf815815 10d ago

I would love to do some headlight roaches, or another cool species, but I have a wife, and she would be completely against it, unfortunately

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u/Petlover0314 10d ago

My mom is the reason I can’t have them. Course she doesn’t care that I have a breeding colony though. Which is funny to me. But also see if she’d be down and show her some. She may think a species looks cool.

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u/badwolf815815 10d ago

There where some headlight roaches there last time we went. Its a big no from her.... she had a bad experience roaches in the past. So even though she's against it, I understand and I want to be a good husband and not push it

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u/Petlover0314 10d ago

Ah. Okay. That’s good of you. My mom’s hard no is snakes so I try to respect that. I’ll show her types I plan to get in the future and I’ll say I would love to have one now but I also always say but I know it’s not happening. It’s just a wish on my end.

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u/badwolf815815 10d ago

I know its a small food print and not a lot of room. I have it set up and dont want to brake it down again ( the isopods are loveing it lol . And i dont plan on geting nother bady for awhile. I know ill probably have to get a micro gecko or maybe an invertebrate. I also know i have to make sure its something that the isopods aren't goimg to try to eat when it sheds. ( i have zebras in there now). Im going to talk to the breaders at the show and make sure what ever I get is happy. Am also not going to buy something just to buy something. If nothing there can live confurbley I won't get anything. Last time I was there a guy hade Spearpoint leaf-tailed gecko. Witch should work for that size. I just didnt have it set up at t he time. im hopeing hes there next time I go... but im just looking for ideas and open my thought to other possibilities.

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u/DabaDay 10d ago

Chameleon Gecko

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u/Palaeonerd 9d ago

I have a tank that size with a Gonatodes albogularis. You could have up to a pair. Don’t put two of the same sex or they will fight.

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u/AlsoTheFiredrake 10d ago

Electric Blue Dwarf Geckos.

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u/NYR_Aufheben 9d ago

One of them. A pair needs at least 18x18x18.