Question for lygodactylus williamsi or kimhowelli keepers

[hexentanz]

Asked this on another board days ago with no replies, so I will try my luck here since I know some of you keep these guys.

I am really interested in getting a pair of williamsi or kimhowelli, however I am not sure which would do best in the size tank I wish to get.

I would like to get a 60x40x50cm tank, but I can go to 60cm high if really needed. I am also maybe interested in a 40x40x50 or 50x40x50.

Can you tell me which would be better suited to this size tank?

The tank I will be buying is a euro style tank ( E.N.T. Terrarientechnik - Standard Terrarium, 60 x 40 x 50 cm Standard Terrarium, 60 x 40 x 50 cm (Breite x Tiefe x Höhe) T604050 )

[Phyllobates]

Hi Maureen,

I'll take a stab at this but keep in mind I've only had lygodactylus for a few weeks. I would go with the 50 x 40 x 50 size. Or get the 60 cm high if you want to spend more money- they will use the height. I have seen a lot of squabbling for basking spots with my lygos so a tank that is a little longer than wide will give them more room to spread out. I am in the process of building some vivs for mine and they will be approximately 50 x 40 x 60 cm (mine will be 18 x 16 x 24 inches).

What forum did you post your questions on? Did you try geckosunlimited.com?

btw L. kimhowelli are awesome!! Highly recommend them!

[hexentanz]

Originally Posted by Phyllobater

Hi Maureen,

I'll take a stab at this but keep in mind I've only had lygodactylus for a few weeks. I would go with the 50 x 40 x 50 size. Or get the 60 cm high if you want to spend more money- they will use the height. I have seen a lot of squabbling for basking spots with my lygos so a tank that is a little longer than wide will give them more room to spread out. I am in the process of building some vivs for mine and they will be approximately 50 x 40 x 60 cm (mine will be 18 x 16 x 24 inches).

What forum did you post your questions on? Did you try geckosunlimited.com?

btw L. kimhowelli are awesome!! Highly recommend them!

How many lygo's do you have?

I like the idea of a 50x40x50 better than the 60x40x50 I think. I have some 50er cubes for my frogs currently and it is a nice wide size for smaller specie animals.

I will probably end up with the kim's in the end as it is easier to find them here than it is the william's, not to mention they are more affordable currently as more people are captive breeding them.

Tried gecko's unlimited, unfortunately got no answers. :/

[Phyllobates]

I think you'll be fine with either size tank and either species really.

I have three species. I really only wanted to start out with two pair but because of a shipping error I ended up with 3. L. picturatus, kimhowelli and capensis.

Chris