Please show me your tub setup for Crested Geckos.

[Chris577]

Hello,
I am getting into Crested Geckos and have been doing a lot of research on them. I believe I am going to go the tub route and wanting to see some pictures of peoples current tub setups and how they like them. I am looking at the larger (96Quart?) clear tubs and plan on cutting a large square out of the front and screening it in. Any pics, experiences, advice, or tips would be greatly appreciated.
I have looked at the glass terrariums (zoo med, exo terra) but when I get into something I usually get addicted so in the long run they would be to costly. Plus I really like how easy the tubs are to clean. I do plan on putting lots of fake plants, limbs, vines, etc in so even though I'm using the tubs I'm not really going for the simplistic look (few egg cartons, a plants, and a hide).

 

[defcon222]

I use 20qt for babies and the 56/66qt for pairs/trios. I just drill holes along the top for all of them and I add some screws to hold a paper towel tube in the 56/66qt to hold the egg crate.

I put in half of an 30-cell egg crate, water and food dish, and vine in the 20qt. I also add in toilet paper tubes.

for the 56/66qt, I use a full 30-cell egg crate, paper towel tub suspended in the tub with screws, vines, food and water dish. For pairs/trios, I also add in a 6qt container with a hole cut out filled with coconut fiber for a lay box.

I'll post up some pictures tomorrow.

 

[Chris577]

I use 20qt for babies and the 56/66qt for pairs/trios. I just drill holes along the top for all of them and I add some screws to hold a paper towel tube in the 56/66qt to hold the egg crate.

I put in half of an 30-cell egg crate, water and food dish, and vine in the 20qt. I also add in toilet paper tubes.

for the 56/66qt, I use a full 30-cell egg crate, paper towel tub suspended in the tub with screws, vines, food and water dish. For pairs/trios, I also add in a 6qt container with a hole cut out filled with coconut fiber for a lay box.

I'll post up some pictures tomorrow.

I would love to see some pics. I started working on mine tonight and hopefully will have some pics up tomorrow as well.

 

[defcon222]

Adult/Pair/Trio Tub:

New Adult/Pair/Trio Rack:

Original Adult/Pair/Trio Rack (This is a shelf unit from Home Depot. It's about $80. My problem with it it that the 4 sides are "L" brackets, so to take out either of the side tubs requires the removal of the middle tub):

Baby Tub:

Baby Rack:

 

[Chris577]

Well here is what I have come up with. I used the Sterilite 66 quart tubs. I cut a front piece out and replaced it with fiberglass screen and hot glued it on. I then took a old piece of driftwood that I use to use for a snake and attached fake plants to it. Luckily it had many holes and the plants would go straight into. I made a lay box and filled it with Coco husk bedding. The second one I made I bought a piece of bamboo from the dollar store and drilled holes into it using a drill bit. I then put the plants into the holes. The cool thing about both of these setups is that when I clean it I just pull the wood out and all the plants come with it. This is giving me a lot of plants for the geckos but also easy to clean by simply removing the plants. The only thing I am not happy about it the setup with the bamboo looks like it needs a hide on the ground for the geckos. I have not figured out what I am going to do with that yet. For everything I think both setups cost under 30 dollars. Whats everyone think? Any suggestions or comments?

 

[Giggidy Geckos]

I have found that you can cut a hole in an upside down deli cup and then put moss all around the outside. Mine seem to love it and I have the same setup that you do. Also with two layers of papertowl substrate they love to get in between the layers and hang out. But i have found it really depends on the gecko. Some of mine like chilling in the ground and some like being up high in the foilage. I ll put a picture of my set up on here tomorrow because I was able to fit a good bit more plants then just the bamboo to make a few dense hides that sit towards the top of the cage and they seem to like it a lot.

good luck man!

 

[Giggidy Geckos]

This is my setup. I siliconed those plants you drilled into the bamboo into a clay pot and then siliconed the little pot to the base of the tubs in the cornor.

the second pic just shows the type of pot and that it is silconed in. hope this helped.

all the supplies came from the dollar store

 

[Chris577]

This is my setup. I siliconed those plants you drilled into the bamboo into a clay pot and then siliconed the little pot to the base of the tubs in the cornor.

the second pic just shows the type of pot and that it is silconed in. hope this helped.

all the supplies came from the dollar store

Nice set up! THanks for the pics. Got to love the dollar store!!!