#Crested Gecko lighting/Heating

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hollow steeple
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it can be higher than 70. id recommend a basking spot of 82.5ish

what size is the tank

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thats the first thing to look at before considering heating since cresties are heat sensitive and so overdoing it can harm them

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in an adult tank, you can do a 2.4% arcadia arboreal shadedweller

astral berry
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This is the size of the tank

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And I’m customizing it more

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Sorry I didn’t get a notification you responded here

hollow steeple
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i cant tell if thats 12x12x18 or 18x18x24

astral berry
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I believe it’s a 18x18x24

hollow steeple
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and are you getting an adult or juvenile

astral berry
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Two months old

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Closer to three

hollow steeple
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youre gonna need to br careful with that

cresties under 12g need to be housed in grow out tanks so they can properly find food

astral berry
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I will contact the breeder

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They said it’s a perfect size for a baby up until a year

hollow steeple
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i wouldn't listen to breeders on husbandry advice ngl

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thats not their job

astral berry
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He does more than just breeding

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But yeah I get what u mean

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It’s not much bigger than what she’s in right now

hollow steeple
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their job is to breed ethically and provide proper genetic info but baby cresties are really too small to be in a tank that size + be kept track of

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especially during quarantine

astral berry
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When he sent me pics he also sent me a size on the tank

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It is a 12x12x18

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And yeah, I understand that.

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They’re an entire reptile shop, have their own pets, and they’re all crazy about them. He wants check ups until two months and whatnot.

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So I was kind of hoping they’d care about such things (?)

astral berry
hollow steeple
astral berry
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Alrighty

hollow steeple
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but this also means you shouldnt have heating yet

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you can start adding heating once they move to their adult tank

astral berry
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What if it will be too cold?

hollow steeple
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the current minimum is 18x18x36in but id recommend wider

24x18x36 is a good size

hollow steeple
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but an overhead bulb on a thermostat will be very dimmed which means youll be replacing them a lot

astral berry
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Genuinely

hollow steeple
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its a waste

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even the lowest wattage wont be running at even half capacity in my experience

its safer/more wallet friendly to use the warmth from uvb or led

astral berry
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Okay I don’t mind getting a uvb as I’ll have to at some point anyways

astral berry
hollow steeple
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im just saying that if a uvb will keep the temps good then you dont need to spend all that money on heat bulbs thatll blow

hollow steeple
astral berry
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I already bought a thermostat for her enclosure encase and if worst comes to worst I will order another herpstat

astral berry
hollow steeple
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which brand

astral berry
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Let me check

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They sell them at the shop

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I was checking all the lights out

hollow steeple
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because i know exoterra has a 5w nano bulb but its not a heat bulb, its an led

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their nano basking is still 25w

astral berry
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Yeah this one is the led

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But it wasn’t exoterra

hollow steeple
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id just double check to make sure its actually a heat bulb

astral berry
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True true

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But yeah idm if I need it I need it

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It’s lowkey my responsibility to make sure the girl is comfy if I’m homing her

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And I’d rather be careful than not

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So even if it’s not on all the time

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I’d like it to have encase it NEEDS to be on

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Ykw I mean? Idk I might be an anxious mom

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Anyways

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So you think a UVB will be fine

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Any hygrometer you’d recommend?

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Or a thermometer

astral berry
hollow steeple
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and yes

hollow steeple
astral berry
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Two of them

astral berry