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Mygoldengeckolovesme
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 Any Advice?

I just got a female goldie. I love her so much, and try to take her out as often as possible. In her cage, I have mulch, a water dish, and a rock with a piece of driftwood mounted to it. I give her 1/2 a dozen large crickets about every week. Sometimes she hides up in the top of the cage. I get up around 7:00 and turn a light on and turn it off usually between 10 to 10:30. Should I add fake plants or anything? Do you have any other advice?Thnx!!!
08/02/07  05:25pm

 #1389058


King_nothing_
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   Message To: Mygoldengeckolovesme   In reference to Message Id: 1385588


 Any Advice?

She needs more than 6 crickets a week, almost guarenteed. they might be able to get by on that in the wild, but theres no reason to make it live on the edge in captivity, right?

plants, I guess aren’t technically REQUIRED, but they make the cage look way nicer in my opinion and geckos always love having a more natural looking habitat. what I use in mine is some bamboo that I hacked down out of the neighbor’s yard, its about 1.5" in diameter and has lots of smaller sprigs of leaves coming off it for more foliage, and the geckos love hiding inside the bamboo. The bottom of it sits in the bottom of the waterfall and it keeps the leaves green. Another plant I have in there is a bromiliad. Those look the coolest, and are really practical cause water gathers in the central flower area and at the base of each leaf, so If i spend the night at a friends house or somethign I dont have to worry about them not getting water for a day, casue theres always some in the bromiliad. I dunno why but they never drink out of the sides of the waterfall)that i’ve seen)
08/05/07  01:25am

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Cro Biatach
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   Message To: King_nothing_   In reference to Message Id: 1389058


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I’d say plants are required for the fact that they make the gecko feel more secure and save in its cage: gives it plent of places to hide. Most goldens don’t want to be out where they can be seen all day, but if there is little to no hiding spots, they’ll sit out where you can see them.
Also, make sure the mulch that you’re using isn’t large enough for the gecko to be able to swallow when attempting to eat food. You can use clean potting soil(no chemicals or additives in it)or something like bed-a-beast.
And yes, your gecko will need more then 6 crickets a week. Make sure that they’re dusted with calcium and that she’s actually eating them!!

~Cro
08/05/07  05:38pm

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Blood_da_game
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   Message To: Mygoldengeckolovesme   In reference to Message Id: 1385588


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im pretty sure you want to put some plants in there cause alot of goldies drink water from the leaves and not there water bowls thats mostly for them to soak n you will want to spray down the tank with water twise a day to.....
03/31/08  03:05am

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   Message To: Blood_da_game   In reference to Message Id: 1683207


 Any Advice?

be VERY careful when handling your gg , their skin is very delciate and can rip easy, they are more of a lookat dont touch reptile. and ggs love plants so have fun with them!
03/31/08  12:43pm


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