newb crestie owner

[ekul luke2]

Hey is there anyone out there that can tel me all the recommended supplies for a happy healthy crested gecko

[matt smith]

may not be everything needed but this should be a good start for you.

tank
cgd(crested gecko diet)
food and water dish
plants for them to hide in
mister bottle
if you feed crickets you need calcium with d3 and calcium without.

[ekul luke2]

hey thanks for the advice. Do you think ill need a mist bottle if i put a waterfall in though? there will also be a quite large lake im getting a 18x18x18 XO Terra tank

[matt smith]

i would say that you should have a mist bottle of some sort. im not sure how much of a lake you would want to put in there. that is the same size tank i have. if it were up to me i would not make it very deep. im not sure on the ability of the crested to swim. if anyone has some insite on that please let me know.

personally my setup is:

hydroton drainage layer
screen
coco bark
moss

i also have 2 palms and another plant in there.

if you want the waterfall make sure you make it so your little guy cant crawl inside the pump. i would say small pools on a background would be better then 1 large pond. these of course are just my opions. misting is always good for your plants and may help with sheding.

[ekul luke2]

yeah well i was thinking i would have a underground tube to the pump and i would have a screen mesh to keep it out and also make sure to clumps dirts or moss doesn't get in it. i prolly still mist a couple spots for him to drink out of and i would make the pool 5-4" deep and make a beach where the gecko could crawl out and the pump my cuz is giving o me will be very very weak just strong enough to pump the water

[matt smith]

that might work ok. just make sure he can get out of the water easy if he does end up in that pond. im going to be doing a waterfall into pools when i start my next one. but the demension will be alot larger.24*24*32 is what im thinking.im not set on thouse yet though. just make sure you give your guy plenty of plants to hide in. also may want to give him a little wet box to go in. i have one in mine but he doesnt seem to use it much if at all. hope this info helps you. im no master by anymeans just some things i have picked up over on geckosunlimited and my general opinion

[ekul luke2]

well i was thinking of i will have like 3" silicone on the wall so i will make a humid hid cave with it