Alberta Bred Geckos has gone Professional with new Boaphile Plastics enclosures! I have switched all my Leopard Geckos and African Fat-tailed geckos to new Boaphile Plastics enclosures. These are space efficient, easy to clean, light and best of all, provide more room for my geckos.

They are not as glamorous as I used to setup my terrariums, but provide more hides and space for the geckos. I have also segregated my males from my females, which should reduce stresses in all of the groups. Males will be introduced only for mating purposes and only for short periods.

These are "321T Townhouse" models. See www.Boaphileplastics.com for more details. A divided enclosure gives approximately 18" wide x 24" deep x 11.5" tall. An undivided enclosure provides approximately 36" wide x 24" deep x 11.5" tall. With the pedestal, the stacks measure 36" wide x 24" deep x 84 " tall. Each stack of enclosures is pre-wired with heat-tape and I am using the Boaphile Dual Thermostats to operate and control the heat tape temperatures.

I plan to move my geckos to the "421 Condo" models, housing each gecko individually. The 421 Condo is 48" wide x 24" deep x 11.5" tall. It is divided into 4 sections, each section being 12" wide x 24" deep x 11.5" tall. Each stack of enclosures is pre-wired with heat-tape and I am using the Boaphile Dual Thermostats to operate and control the heat tape temperatures. This provides the perfect amount of space for a single adult Leopard Gecko or African Fat-Tailed Gecko. I have decided to get instead of a pedestal, I am going to get a "421Townhouse" as the base. This will provide room for storage. I plan to use the storage for supplements like calcium and vitamin/mineral powders, water treatments, feeders like superworms, mealworms, kingworms etc, tweezers and forceps on one side. The other side I will store cleaners, deli cups and anything else for gecko care. This will make even more efficient use of my rooms space, as my geckos and everything I need for my geckos will all be in one stack of enclosures.

Here is a picture of the "421 Condo" and "421Townhouse" from the Boaphile website.

I have invested in some new Boaphile Plastics RhinoRaXX Clear Sweater Box size racks measuring 35 1/4" wide X 21 1/8" tall X 17 3/8" deep. Each rack is 5 bins high and 3 bins wide. I have 4 of them stacked to make 60 bins in total. Each bin measures 10 3/4" wide X 3 3/4" tall X 16" deep. This rack came with heat tape already wired in, and I am using the Boaphile Dual Thermostats to operate and control the heat tape temperatures. These provide my hatchlings with an ample amount of space.

My Incubators:

I bought two new style “Picture Window Hova-bator Incubator Circulated Air Model #1583" from Miller Hatcheries to incubate my eggs in. It cost about $171 (Tax in). Again, not the most inexpensive way to go, but my incubator will keep my eggs at whatever temperature I set it for and will heat the eggs if the temperature fluxuates more than + or – 1°C. It also keeps the humidity high, around 75%-90%.

**Please note: The "new" style model 1583 has a fan that never turns off, you need to rewire it, so that the fan turns on/off when the LED light and the heat turn on/off also. Use of deli cups with holes the lid I found is necessary with fan models. 

If eggs are left open to the air circulation, they will dry out and collapse quickly.

As well if the fan is left to run 24 hours a day, the humidity will never get above 70%

I found, and quickly drops below 60%.

To view my previous Enclosures, Hatchling Racking Systems and Incubators,