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Carol

Hi Guys

Have been playing around with various set ups - would appreciate feedback please

Obviously we will add the substrate etc once we've worked out the best configuration

Thanks - just need the critters to go in it now!!!

Carol

Carol

Try again

Phil1988 · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:11 am Post subject:

Looks great Carol, I'd go with a couple of inches of eco earth for your substrate Cool

, try and get a few more branches for them to climb around on and then I think you have it set.
The shallow exo bowl you have I would use as the water bowl and then just get a milk bottle lid for the CGD until you know that they eat enough of it to move that up to a bowl as well. Also you can just throw them away rather than cleaning them which is always a plus Laughing

Great job Carol!

lund209 · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:26 am Post subject:

hi carol
can i ask you where you bought the top for you exo-terra tank from.

Carol · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:39 am Post subject:

Thanks for feedback

We bought lots of cork bark, thinking we could use that but its bulkier than we imagined (serves us right for buying on-line!)- so we are off to the shops tomorrow to find some more tree!

In answer to the question about the top - its made by Exo-Terra (details on their website) and is called the Compact Top - it covers half the top to still allow for ventilation and has room inside for up to three lights. They make them to fit all their viv sizes - our viv is 60x45x60 so this is the 60cm one and it cost £26.99. You can get them from any Exo-Terra stockist, I've seen them at a couple of the garden centres stocking herp stuff, we bought ours on-line from everythingforpets.com - they have a good selection.

We bought a night glo bulb and thought it would neater than a clip-on type lamp. I think it finishes the viv off nicely. Word of advice though - as Phil predicted (!) don't buy the small night-glo bulb barely visible to the naked eye!!!! We might still get the bigger one and try it - hope springs eternal!

Will post another piccie tomorrow once all finished. Cheers guys

Carol

Carol · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:57 am Post subject:

Just another quick note about the Exo-terra top. We bought Exo-Terra digital thermometer and hygrometer and there is a groove on top that they just slide in - looks really cool and neat.

Just need geckos now!! Scott if you're out there please can you get back to me re payment and delivery? Thanks

PaulG · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:09 pm Post subject:

Looks great Carol! Cool

As already suggested, add a few more of them bendy vines to make the most of all that climbing space. . . . also you could add more cover
around the centre but you could wait for that if you would like to see
them easier when they are young. Very Happy

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Carol · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject:

By the way - in the right hand corner and the lowere left the branch does extend right to the top of where the plants are. The plants are just covering it

Carol · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:24 pm Post subject:

Just another quick note about the Exo-terra top. We bought Exo-Terra digital thermometer and hygrometer and there is a groove on top that they just slide in - looks really cool and neat.

Just need geckos now!! Scott if you're out there please can you get back to me re payment and delivery? Thanks

Ollie TY · Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:18 pm Post subject:

Carol, Don't suppose you could take a picture of the tank with the Night Glo bulb on, could you? Preferably turn the lights off in the room first?

Very Happy

Cheers

(P.S. First Post! Go Me!!)