My Vivarium

geckolord1 · #1 10-05-2010, 02:00 PM

Hi I'm 11 yrs. old and I'm making a crested gecko vivarium. I have owned 3 leopard geckos, and 6 green anoles this is my first vivarium it will not have a water feature (i dont see how i could clean it every week). I will though add a fogger eventually it will have a sword bromeliad, a regular bromeliad, some orchids, an african violet, one pothos, one ivy, and a ficus (ill keep it pruned)

Here are some pics.

It is a 62 gal.

It has 3 background pots and I will use a mixture of coco fiber, wood glue, and water to paste over the the GS.

Well hope you enjoyed!

JoeG · #2 10-05-2010, 02:38 PM

Very cool and looks like you're off to a good start. 62 gal is a nice size for a single gecko, you'll get to see their jumping behavior if you keep some clear areas between branches. Its always cool to see the jump across 1-2ft areas.

Sounds like you picked some hardy plants too, what kind of ficus were you thinking of? Ficus benjamina is a good tree that works well as a bonsai if you have a bit of vertical room. Ficus Pumila is great ground cover, similar to ivy, and also popular.

Welcome to the site... can't wait to see more.

Grimm · #3 10-05-2010, 02:50 PM

Looks like you got it all planned out pretty good. You should try mixing 2 seperate batches for the background...One with coco, and one using peat, or both together. It could look pretty good.

And the mixture will be easier to stick to the rough sections, so try and take all the "skin" off of the foam.