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| Spider |
Posted - 26/08/2010 : 19:15:52
Thinking of getting a gecko or 2, can you keep more than one in the same viv and how big does the viv have to be. Any more info that people might have like temperatures and viv set up would be welcome.
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| mikerichards |
Posted - 27/08/2010 : 20:05:48
Yup, beardies are good too, will need a bigger viv though, and will eat shed loads!
Much more rewarding as adults though, just not my thing! |
| Kehhlyr |
Posted - 27/08/2010 : 19:59:21
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Originally posted by gingerpony
what about beardies as first-time lizards?
tbh i know very little about any reps with legs except my day geckos  and although they're gorgeous to look at i wouldn't recommend them as a child's pet as they shouldn't really be handled
Exacery what I said, Beardies would probably be best, as they're just as skittish as cresties/leos when they're young but as they get older they tend to be hardier and chill out a lot more.
Think of a scaly dog for beardies. Happy to sit out with you all day, watching telly, playing 'puter games etc. |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 27/08/2010 : 16:17:06
what about beardies as first-time lizards?
tbh i know very little about any reps with legs except my day geckos and although they're gorgeous to look at i wouldn't recommend them as a child's pet as they shouldn't really be handled |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 27/08/2010 : 16:06:07
Not only that but cresties require twice daily attention, they need misting morning and evening, they also need specific crestie food, along with crickets.
Leos just need locusts, calcium dust is required for both so makes no odds.
Leos can be fast, especially as babies, but will calm down quickly with confident handling. Cresties love to jump, and they are very good at it, they will leap on to anything they can, be it your face or anything within reach, or what they think is within reach.
Leos need a much bigger enclosure in theory than cresties, a 3ft for a single adult, a baby should be in something over 1/2 that size.
Cresties don't need so much space, but their care is more complex. |
| Kehhlyr |
Posted - 27/08/2010 : 16:02:52
But the best lizard in general is probably a bearded dragon.
They're easy to care for and love getting handled, more so as they mature. Females can be kept in groups fairly easily although it's not often you'll have more than 2, they can also be kept individually. |
| n/a |
Posted - 27/08/2010 : 15:28:11
i agee with figs  leos and cresties are amongst the most popular, and are a great first gecko!
leos more so in the way that they are more lazy and don't have a tendancy to try and run off, whereas cresties do have that tendancy, and love to jump from person to wall and then run up said wall for their little lives  |
| Figs |
Posted - 27/08/2010 : 13:27:24
Leopard geckos and crested geckos are the most popular - they are both pretty hardy, easy to take care of and can be handled (like the corns of the lizard world!)
Cresties are more expensive to buy and are more likely to jump and leap... just because thats what they like to do
Most adult leos are just blobs that will sit and chill after going for a bit of an explore.
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| Spider |
Posted - 27/08/2010 : 09:34:21
Thanks for all of the replys i dont know what sort to get it is for one of my children for his birthday, i have a corn snake already but looking for something different. |
| nikki-il-lilly |
Posted - 27/08/2010 : 00:16:10
my brother has 2 female crested gekos :) and when they get older he is gonna pput a boy in there :) and the lizard guy and the other reptaile guys ect all say the male geko is going to be loving it :) and there all going to be ok to live together :D |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 26/08/2010 : 22:24:50
Don't keep male leos with females, the males will harass them, resulting in a very skinny stressed female, something we experienced when we took on out first pair.
Even a group of females will fight occasionally, resulting in some quite nasty bites, which may even need vet attention, again something we have experienced with our group, that resulted in 2 girls needing to be housed separately. |
| n/a |
Posted - 26/08/2010 : 19:57:03
It depends on what geckos you get as to whether you can cohabit.
My two crested gecko lads live perfectly together, no squabbles or signs of stress, but that is only because i have given them a bigger terrarium, plenty of places to hide, and do not keep a female anywhere near them (if i did they would definately fight)
what are you after? because i would recommened a crested gecko or 5 
edit - my appalling spelling lol. |
| Kehhlyr |
Posted - 26/08/2010 : 19:54:35
There are some types of lizard that can be kept in a mixed male female group. Some plated lizards for example, as these are nigh on impossible to breed in captivity. |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 26/08/2010 : 19:43:52
It depends what sort of gecko you are wanting as to the type of home it needs.
Most geckos can be kept in female groups but males should not be kept together. If you're happy for them to breed then you can keep a male with a group of females.
Look on our homepage for the sister site on lizards...... you'll get more specialist help there.
Good luck with your research. |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 26/08/2010 : 19:43:05
Generally, you can keep females together but not males.
Males are territorial and will fight for it. That's true for leopard geckos and I believe cresties, not sure on the others. |
| Figs |
Posted - 26/08/2010 : 19:41:25
Theres a lot of gecko/lizard info on the reptilian forum
...or quite a few of us keep lizards over here too 
What kind of gecko were you thinking about? |
| BurnedAtTheStake |
Posted - 26/08/2010 : 19:32:31
I believe you can cohab lizards (without getting flamed!! )
But I've never kept any - just saying hello because I've got an anery corn called Spider. (And to bump up your thread a bit.)
But there are more specialised forums - this is just corn snakes but we're a friendly lot (aren't we, guys?)
All the best! |
