Baby crested Geckos tend to do well in smaller enclosures as they can struggle to find their food in a larger environment. Medium plastic or glass faunariums of around 18x18x12cm can easily hold 1 or 2 young crested geckos up to around 5 or 6 months old, once at 6 months or around 15g a larger enclosure will be needed to ensure that the gecko gets the required exercise from climbing and exploring.
For a single adult or pair of juveniles a 30x30x45cm sized Tall exo-terra is OK, but Crested geckos will make use of any space given to them so bigger is always better. A pair of adult cresties can be housed in a 60x45x60. Be aware that male cresties should not be housed together as they are territorial and will fight with often fatal consequences. It is recommended if you want to house multiple adults together, a small harem of 1 male to 2 or 3 females is advised. Permanently housing a male with only 1 female can often cause stress to the female as she would constantly be being pursued by the male to mate. If you are housing male and female geckos together, you will need to provide a suitable lay-box for the female/s as without one the female can retain the eggs and become egg-bound which has major complications and can lead to death.
The contents of the crested gecko enclosure can Garbage Bin Mould Manufacturersbe very simple or very elaborate. Many people have had success with a simplistic set-up, using only cardboard egg crates for climbing and hides, however this set-up looks quite clinical and is not very pleasing to the eye. On the other hand people also utilise very elaborate natural set-ups. Natural set-ups often contain live plants such as Bromeliads in a natural substrate, suitable natural branches and logs, live moss and often a water feature such as a waterfall. These set-ups are amazing to look at and also provide a great enclosure for your geckos to explore, however they are more difficult to clean and maintain. Personally I prefer my enclosures to be somewhere in between these 2 extremes. I provide suitable wooden poles for the geckos to climb and plastic and silk plants for hiding in. I use a plastic Tupperware tub to a hold natural substrate such as moss, which helps to hold humidity in the enclosure and also doubles up as a lay-box for breeding females.
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