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sam · Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 2:43 pm Post subject: Suitable enclosure

Does this look like a suitable enclosure for a rhacodactylus gecko? Im managing to maintain it at a reasonable humidity-nowhere near as high as the dartfrog vivaria.

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Mememe · Site Moderator Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 2141

I would say add some more thick cover, as in the day, they like to hide amongst a thick bunch of leaves, or some cork bark. Perhaps some cork bark with a climber hanging down it?

Also, if possible, add a plant like a ficus or some other bushy plant.

Other than that, it look stunning!
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sam · Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 2:52 pm Post subject:

thanks

I'm hoping that the pothos will take over the back walls to give that thick layer of cover (i have killed almost every ficus pumilia I have ever looked at) the back left corner has oak bark positoned into a little cave, which goes up the back a bit. A couple more bark hides and some more cover plants will be put in shortly then Wink

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Mememe · Site Moderator Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 2141

Sounds perfect Wink

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Cleef · Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject:

It looks great, where did you get the branches?

I would agree with Mememe, a bit more cover wouldn't go a miss, apart from that it looks fine
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sam · Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject:

Thanks cleef-if it doesnt grow in well enough I will probably use some plastic plants until it does (oh the sacrilage!) The logs are from the wood around my parents house...they have been soaked in bleach and then twice in water. They are oak Wink

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FrayerKai · I've settled in... Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 44

i would add some denser plants just so they have some where to hide in the day...everything else looks gud though. gd luck with the rest of it

sam · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 12:09 am Post subject:

Thanks! The gecko wont be fully grown when I get him, and will be in Temp housing for a while. KNowing how fast pothos grows,it should be well covered shortly! Il throw some inchplant in there too
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Scott W · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:55 am Post subject:

Same comments as everyone else really, also just watch out that the air doesn't go stale in there. The air should really dry out each day, with just a light spray each night (can miss a few nights so long as there's a water dish).
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sam · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject:

Thanks scott-you cant see it in the photo but the viv has good ventilation: an 8" strip of mesh run across the top and a 2" strip in the front (think euro viv style for dartfrogs)

Thanks for your advice-look forward to arrangingto get a gecko from you Laughing

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