anyone have a cage like this?

[HiImSean]

i have a 55g tank and i want to house one or two crested geckos in it. i was thinking of making part of the tank under water, like a 18" section of the 48" length a fish tank with a little filter, some plants and fish. i would section it off with a piece of acrylic and use silicone to prevent water water from seeping into land part. i was thinking of something like this(of course there would be more plants in the tank)

 

[Jessica Dring]

make the land abit lower, and your laffin. dunno whether cresties can swim though.. or how much humidity they can take..?

 

[Tylervsmith]

dont do that set up with cresteds, they will sure enough drown...

 

[HiImSean]

any idea of a gecko suited for something like that?

 

[Jessica Dring]

maybe a day gecko i really dunno. Anoles? I'm not familiar with geckos that can swim sorry.

 

[cichla1004]

I've done something similar with golden geckos. Just make sure they have something to pull themselves onto if they get in the water.

 

[HiImSean]

i've been thinking of vines/branches coming out of the water

 

[cichla1004]

Thats what I did, I used a pothos plant, they grow well in damp conditions. I had it growing over into the water with a piece of driftwood next to it. Pothos are poisonous though, keep that in mind if you ever plan on adding anything herbivorous.

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

Golden Pothos, aka Devil's Ivy, are not as dangerous to reptiles as they are to mammals. I would use a Wandering Jew, commonly sold under the name Inch Plant, instead as they are hardy and not as toxic to consume.

 

[dreamandscheme]

bamboo also does well in water, and imo it looks pretty cool