Remodeled Gecko Tanks!

[fishfreak2009]

I remodeled the gecko tanks as well as the FBT/Red Clawed Crab tank! I moved my leopard gecko from repti-carpet to paper towel, and I put the white spotted wall gecko on a sand bottom instead of the paper towel (he's finally cleared of mites ). The frog and the crab both got a lot more pothos to clamber around on. All in all today is a good day. I got a plant for the white spotted gecko's enclosure, as well as adding some succulent plants from the yard to both geckos' tanks. Here's the pics, along with a few other animals and plants I took pictures of. Just so you all know, the papyrus is growing better in the basement then outside, in fact it is actually flowering! Anyways, pics:

 

[aquaculture]

Looks awesome.

How are you growing the papyrus? Water circulation? Lighting? Hows it planted? etc.

 

[TheMightyOscar]

that wall gecko would appreciate some rock work to climb about on

 

[snakefin]

Lovely! Agree^, offer the white spotted some things to climb.

 

[coura]

The wall gecko tank needs some modifications, first you dont need that big water container, a much smaller one is needed, otherwise it creates too much moist. Second insted of rocks put some logs and cork (previously cleaned and scrubbed on warm water, then dryed) so your gecko can hide and climb. The terrarium looks good, however you should be aware that brigging outdoor plants straigth could also mean reintroducing the same mites you tryed to erradicate. With plants can be a bit tricky but I suposse it should be all rigth, unless you have a big native lizard population on your back yard I hope as well that none of those plants were ever treated with insecticides or fungicides.
The rest looks pretty good.

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

The spotted gecko needs a new tank in general. One that is all about height rather than what looks to be a 10 gallon tank. Like a 20 gallon high tank.

 

[fishfreak2009]

I will be getting some branches for the wall gecko soon. I guess I'll replace the water dish as well. I would like to say though that his humidity is around 15 percent, because the whole top of the tank is screen. As for the tank being a 10 gallon, he's only in there until he grows a little more, and at that point my dad and I are going to build him a screen tank or I'll buy him a 20 tall. He's just over 3 inches long right now (measured him last night). All the plants in his tank were grown outside originally (except the Sanseviera), but I sumberged them all for about 30 minutes underwater before adding them. Also, at my house we don't use insecticides or fungicides on our outdoor plants (in fact we fertilize everything with water-change water from the freshwater tanks).

As for the papyrus, I have it sitting in a 20 gallon long tank that is half filled with water (it has a hole for a filter on the side). It sits next to the door for the walkout basement, and it has some feeder goldfish in there (my sister randomly came home with them one day, but they will be going outside next summer). Other plants in that tank include a Water Pickerel, a rush (not the corkscrew variety), a giant cryptocoryne, 3 Amazon Swordplants, and some pothos that grows across the surface. Water circulation is just a sponge filter and an airstone. The papyrus is potted in a pond plant pot (one with all the holes in the sides). The roots just grow out throught the holes in the pot. With all the feeder goldfish in there it gets lots of fertilizer, an it manages to keep nitrates around 5-10, with no nitrite or ammonia.

Going to the store later so I'll see if I can pick up a cork tube and some branches.

 

[aquaculture]

Sounds good.

 

[A. gigas]

lookin good

 

[snakeguy101]

cool, I like the plants in there.