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[Manny]

Hello again all . As you may or may not know, I am in the process of building a vivarium to host 1 male Gecko & 2 female Gecko's. I have put together a state of the art, extremely detailed and carefully planned diagram of the Viv to show the size and lighting/heat I am thinking about using.

Please take a look...



I have been told a heat mat AND a ceramic heat bulb is unnecessary. But due to the size of my Viv (4x2x2) and considering how COLD my attic bedroom gets at night and in the winter, I doubt that a heat mat alone would generate enough heat to keep the Viv at a suitable temperature.

Also, as you can see, I want a normal red bulb at the right side of the cage. This is only to be used at night time in periods of darkness when I want to monitor the geckos nocturnal behavior as I have been told that they're eyes cannot detect red light?

Feel free to post any suggestions, constructive criticism or any ideas that you think would make my vivarium a better place to live for my geckos!

Thanks, Manny


(Sorry about the repost but the vivarium design forum is more dead then the Dodo's!!)

[Exalted Gecko]

One thing to consider, air temp is 0% relevant to leopard geckos. The only part of the viv that needs to be warm is 40 - 50% of the ground on one side. Especially the ground inside a hide.

They like to absorb heat through their bellies.

My leo's have no heating at night and a spot bulb heating the warm side ground during the day. (I used to use heatmats but find bulbs easier to replace)
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Kind Regards,

Chris

[Adz]

It looks good, but I agree that air tempreture is 0% revelent to the gecko as they absorb heat through their bellies mostly for digestion.
Adz
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