So I decided to "go big or go home" when I bought my cage...

[sdpr]

And I got the 36x18x17" cage..... aaaaaand I don't even own and cresteds yet.  I realize this was probably a mistake, but I figured it was larger so why not?

Is the screened style enclosure going to cause a problem?  Is it just too big for even 2-3 adults?

I do plan on getting a kritter keeper for any juvies I get and waiting until they're ready to hit the big stage.... just wondering if I should sell it and get a different one or just go with it and hope I can make it look awesome?

[samanthajane13]

The main problem with going so BIG is that even if you have several geckos, they most likely won't all get along with each other.

Even if they're all females.

I never go larger than 29 gallons for tanks, and that will hold a male and one or two females, as long as everyone is cooperating.

Your tank sounds like it's about 47 gallons.

You could split it.  You'll need some Plexiglas to do it.

I have 45 gallon I found on the roadside on garbage day, and I'm making an on-end split-level with screen doors.

[sdpr]

The main problem with going so BIG is that even if you have several geckos, they most likely won't all get along with each other.

Even if they're all females.

I never go larger than 29 gallons for tanks, and that will hold a male and one or two females, as long as everyone is cooperating.

Your tank sounds like it's about 47 gallons.

You could split it.  You'll need some Plexiglas to do it.

I have 45 gallon I found on the roadside on garbage day, and I'm making an on-end split-level with screen doors.

Well, that kind of sucks to hear (the separating part).  However, would it be feasible to hold a few geckos alone in this sized cage, or is it too big?

[samanthajane13]

The main problem with going so BIG is that even if you have several geckos, they most likely won't all get along with each other.

Even if they're all females.

I never go larger than 29 gallons for tanks, and that will hold a male and one or two females, as long as everyone is cooperating.

Your tank sounds like it's about 47 gallons.

You could split it.  You'll need some Plexiglas to do it.

I have 45 gallon I found on the roadside on garbage day, and I'm making an on-end split-level with screen doors.

Well, that kind of sucks to hear (the separating part).  However, would it be feasible to hold a few geckos alone in this sized cage, or is it too big?

If they're adult females, and they all get along well, you might be able to pull it off.

But they'll need plenty of hides.

[Leif]

The more hiding spots you add the better. There should be one per gecko in a small size cage and I might even go with two in your size. That size cage should only hold adult Crested Geckos and you may want to use a wide based vase to hold crickets in so the geckos can easily find their food. Best of luck.

[monster]

i have four tanks that are exactly the same size. mine are screen on the front & top, and plexi on the back & sides. they work great for the geckos, i house 1.3 crested breeding groups in them and a 1.1 chahoua pair.
if your tank is all screen then yea that's going to be a very big problem. you'll need a water bowl, a humid hide and will have to mist it frequently. those all screen tanks are really best left to chameleons, it's just to much ventilation and not enough humidity for cresteds.

not the best photo, they're on the left up front. i was still decorating when i took the picture.

[MdngtRain]

I think that size would be fine for adults. I have several tanks 30+ gallons (I like the "bigger is better" theory). None of my geckos ever have trouble finding food, tho none have more then 3 geckos in them.  Def go smaller for smaller geckos (tho I have kept small groups in 20g tall tanks before and they had no trouble finding food). Just make sure you have one dish per gecko. And have plenty of hides and spaces with visual barriers for the geckos to get away from each other.

If you can, try the window insulating shrink-wrap if you can find it. I use it with my 4x2x2 cage that originally housed a cham, but now houses a harem of mossy leaftails.  I used the shrink-wrap to cover the sides and the back so it can maintain more humidity for them.  And the stuff is pretty durable even with regular soakings of the cage.  Just be prepaired to change it out every year or so b/c the tape gives out after a while.

Good luck with you soon-to-be geckos!

[sdpr]

Alright cool, thanks for all the responses ladies and gents.

If managing humidity becomes a problem then I'll definitely look into the shrink wrap thing for the sides.  I was thinking about getting a background, but at the moment no background.

Background aside, my room gets fairly humid in the summer so we'll see how that goes.

Also, my room also gets kinda hot in the summer as well... would it be advisable to get a small fan?  (i understand the affects that will have on the humidity.)

[MdngtRain]

A small fan would be a good idea, as temps 80+ are very stressful, and possibly fatal, to cresties.

[crazytanak]

the hides is deffinetly important. And make sure only big geckos, a friend of mine put a young gecko in a cage when it was too young and it ate some substrate and died.

my geckos each have their own hide, but they are usually all snuggled up together