Enclosure size by life stage, crested gecko care
Crested geckos are arboreal, they use vertical height far more than floor space. Size the enclosure to the animal, not to a fixed minimum. Hatchlings in an oversized setup get lost, stop eating, and lose weight.
Level: beginner. Part of: Housing.
One gecko per enclosure
- Do not cohabitate males, they will fight, sometimes to the death, once sexually mature.
- Do not house males and females together outside of a controlled breeding project. Females can be bred to exhaustion.
- Female-only pairs are possible but often still result in stress, tail drops, and uneven feeding. Most experienced keepers house solo.
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