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    Will a female lay eggs w/o mating?

    I was wondering if a female crested gecko will lay eggs even if she is not kept with a male crested gecko. Basically, I am planning on only getting 1 unsexed crested gecko and I wanted to know if I still need to provide an egg-laying box. Thanks!
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    Gecko Vivarium: Lid?

    Hey everyone! I am considering setting up a tropical vivarium and am thinking of stocking it with 1x Rhacodactylus ciliatus. I am not going to go over the top in creating a very complex/expensive set-up as I already have a large reef tank, but I would like to try my hand at keeping tropical...
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    10g Firebelly Viv

    Just thought I'd show my newly set-up tank. Still need moss & plants, so alittle bare still. But here it is:
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    Firebelly (B. orientalis) Q's

    OK, I just found out due to space constraints I will not be able to use the 15 gallon, but instead a 10 gallon. From what I've read I could keep 4 frogs in a 10 gallon footprint. Is this true? Any help regarding any of these questions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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    My fire belly toads

    I'm curious, why do your frogs look brown in the first few pics, but then in the last one they look green? Do they change color a bit to match their surroundings?
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    Firebelly (B. orientalis) Q's

    I am interested in keeping firebelly's as an alternate to aquati turtles. I just have a few questions. 1. I currently have a 15 gallon glass aquarium (2'x1'x1') which I am planning to use. I was hoping to keep a group of firebellys to achieve more interesting social patterns and possibly...
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    Half and half tank

    Check out this link.... http://www.blackjungle.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3360 I personally do not like the plexiglas divider method for semi-aquatic tanks. In my opinion the tanks look less natural & more artificial because of the right angles. It's also a little more difficult and time...
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    Corn Snakes: Fir Bark?

    I am interested in setting up a a vivarium for a corn snake, though I wanted to give it a more natural feel. I wanted to use a mixture of fir bark & forest moss as the substrate (made by Exo-Terra). Some say bark is fine, others say not. Which is true? Some say fir bark produces oils or aromas...
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    Questions About UTHs

    I am sorry for the basic question, but for some reason the search button will not work for me. I was curious how you are suppose to raise the tank (I read the tank has to be elevated a bit to provide some air flow so heat doesn't build up). Right now I'm just using those standard 1/8" rubber...
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    happy gecko's 15g: Temporary Housing Set-Up

    thanks for reply. I'm trying to find shallower glass dishes, those were the only ones I could find at the moment. Also, I was just going to use 2 bowls (1 for water, 1 for mealworms/calcium. Is that OK?). Yeah, fogot about the humid hide, will grab another pot. Planning on doing just mealworms.
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    Does calci-sand harm a gecko?

    Yeah, I read some where that if geckos are kept on paper towel they should be provided a bowl of grit (sand, egg shells) because in the wild they would naturally ingest small quantities to help break down insect shells & supplement diet with calcium. This came from The Herpetology of Leopard...
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    How Should I Clean Natural Rocks For Terrarium/Aquarium Use?

    I just found some rocks in my backyard. I first washed them off with the hose, then soaked them in soapy boiling water for 10+ mins, then scrubbed them with soap, washed them off with hot water, rinsed them with boiling water, then with vinegar, then rinsed them off again in the cool water to...
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    happy gecko's 15g: Temporary Housing Set-Up

    I am hoping to get a leopard gecko shortly and have already began planning out my tank. In the future I hope to go to upgrade it to a naturalistic vivarium, but for now it's just going to be a basic tank. I still have to get the UTH, rheostat, thermometers, ect, so it is by no means finished...
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    Pot Hides: What Size?

    I am setting up a cage for a gecko I hope to get soon. It will be in a standard 15g & I'm planning on using plastic or clay pots as the hides. I was curious what size you would reccomend for a gecko at full size (adult). I currently have 5" & 6" plastic pots, but I wasn't sure if a 5" would be...
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    New background...

    Hey, that's pretty cool! I would have never thought about using a AIO reef tank for a Leo. How are the dimensions? Did you have to rip out the filtration system in the back? Good luck
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