Housing 25g-30g Leo's in 12qt tubs with 2 story housing.
-Moist hide velcro'd on top; Bottom hide velcro'd to backwall.
-Bottom hide is long enough to allow warm and cool sleep spots....
-Leo's can also sleep on top of the box or in the front of the tub, or I've seen them sleep on top of the moist hide.
-Water is provided in 80-cent hermit crab waterbowls.
-Calcium(-D3) is in bottle caps (not pictured).
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"Expresso" watering system (ZERO contact = ZERO cross-contamination). $2 turkey baster and $2 aquarium tubing fits right in.
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[video]http://s268.photobucket.com/user/s13_240_rb20/media/geckos_random_stuff/video-2014-01-24-21-37-21.mp4.html[/video]
^^^^Video of "Expresso" watering
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Fast Food: Shake 'n' Bake!! (Use a serated pocket knife to scratch "stair steps" from the middle to the spout of the $1 pitcher...crickets run for the exit and they can (usually) only grab the "steps" when it is tipped over.)
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[video]http://s268.photobucket.com/user/s13_240_rb20/media/geckos_random_stuff/video-2014-01-24-20-23-39.mp4.html[/video]
^^^^^Video of feeder.
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General Housing:
-Thermostat probe taped to heat-tape.
-Thermometer probe taped to heat-tape just for good measure.
-Most importantly: Another thermometer probe taped to "hotspot" inside a Mock-tub.
(yes I know I need a better thermostat...lol for now, It is tuned so that the mock-tub reaches no higher than 90-F)
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I can water and dust/feed 40 crickets to 8 Leo's in 5 minutes. I think that is pretty good timing.
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So what tips/advice do you have to share with others?
-Moist hide velcro'd on top; Bottom hide velcro'd to backwall.
-Bottom hide is long enough to allow warm and cool sleep spots....
-Leo's can also sleep on top of the box or in the front of the tub, or I've seen them sleep on top of the moist hide.
-Water is provided in 80-cent hermit crab waterbowls.
-Calcium(-D3) is in bottle caps (not pictured).
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"Expresso" watering system (ZERO contact = ZERO cross-contamination). $2 turkey baster and $2 aquarium tubing fits right in.
.
[video]http://s268.photobucket.com/user/s13_240_rb20/media/geckos_random_stuff/video-2014-01-24-21-37-21.mp4.html[/video]
^^^^Video of "Expresso" watering
.
Fast Food: Shake 'n' Bake!! (Use a serated pocket knife to scratch "stair steps" from the middle to the spout of the $1 pitcher...crickets run for the exit and they can (usually) only grab the "steps" when it is tipped over.)
.
.
[video]http://s268.photobucket.com/user/s13_240_rb20/media/geckos_random_stuff/video-2014-01-24-20-23-39.mp4.html[/video]
^^^^^Video of feeder.
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General Housing:
-Thermostat probe taped to heat-tape.
-Thermometer probe taped to heat-tape just for good measure.
-Most importantly: Another thermometer probe taped to "hotspot" inside a Mock-tub.
(yes I know I need a better thermostat...lol for now, It is tuned so that the mock-tub reaches no higher than 90-F)
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I can water and dust/feed 40 crickets to 8 Leo's in 5 minutes. I think that is pretty good timing.
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So what tips/advice do you have to share with others?
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