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Cresent Gecko
Hey. I have a few questions.
I just got a Crested Gecko today.. it was a bit of a spur of the moment decision. I figured I had an aquarium I can put him in until I get my next paycheck and can afford to buy him a terrarium... and I bought a florescent bulb to heat his area, plus one of those heating pads you stick on the outside of the tank.. but I read the instructions on the heating pad and it basically said 'use only on terrariums, not aquariums'.
So my question is... why is that? Why cant it be used on aquariums? I know generally you dont hold lizards in aquariums, but it's just temporary until I can afford a new terrarium for him.
Any advice? Also, can I still use the heating pad on the aquarium anyways? Or will it simply not heat the area up? Do you think he'll get sick if I don't have a heating pad for him until my next paycheck??
I don't want to risk anything bad happening to him.
I want to make sure he'll be okay for the five days until I get paid. Need help asap!
Thanks so much.
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I don't have a crested gecko, but I have a bearded dragon so I can tell you a few basic things right off the bat: Heating pads usually aren't a good idea. When I got my beardie, I was told numerous times not to use them because they can cause burns to the lizard if they lay over the pad for so long, so I'm assuming the same would go to geckos.
For housing, you'll need probably a 20 gallon tall aquarium once your gecko is around 4 months old. For heating, the enclosure's temps should be between 72 and 80 degrees, but can go down to the mid 60's. I'm getting all of this from a site, which I'll link to, but I'm just letting you know that I can't guarantee all of this is correct. It says that if the enclosure is 85 degrees or above, it can stress the gecko out. In most cases, as long as your room doesn't get too hot or cold, room temp can work. I suggest getting a digital thermometer, the non-digital ones usually aren't accurate. If your gecko's enclosure is too cold, you can use just a basic, low-wattage light bulb, but make sure you check the temps every so often cause you may need to change the bulb to a higher or lower wattage. Put the heat source to one side of the tank, so you'll have a warm side & a cool side. You defiantly need a UVB light during the day, too.
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