Zilla Tropical Vertical Starter Kit with Mini Halogen Lighting

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  • This starter kit is perfect for a first-time small reptile parent and comes with an easy-to-use setup guide.
  • You can fill the terrarium with up to 5 inches of water!
  • Suitable for tree frogs, crested geckos and other small tropical, tree-living reptiles.
  • The tall terrarium features a front door and a hinged screen top so you can easily access your pet from more than one place.
  • The front door has a locking latch and a locking pin to help keep your pet in his own space.
Learn More About Zilla From Our Team of Experts

Halogen bulbs should not be touched with bare hands as the oils of the skin will significantly shorten the life of the bulb or cause it to shatter.

Start Your Journey As a Reptile Owner

Create a safe, comfortable environment for your new pet with a Zilla Reptile Starter Kit. These kits include a handy startup guide and the essentials you need to maintain the ideal temperature, humidity and conditions to help your reptile thrive.

For All Reptile Owners

Zilla celebrates the diversity of reptile keepers and the way they express themselves through their pets. Zilla’s mission is to help you unleash your awesomeness through the power of reptiles!

Perfect for Beginners

Each kit comes with a glass terrarium, light fixtures and odor-fighting carpet substrate. The humidity/temperature gauge makes it easy to maintain the ideal environment, and the screen cover will keep your reptile safe and secure inside their home.

Starter Kits for Different Species

Choose terrarium starter kits tailored to different reptile species. The Zilla Tropical Reptile Starter Kit is great for tropical newts, geckos, lizards and snakes, or try the Desert Reptile Starter Kit for juvenile leopard geckos, desert snakes and more.

About Zilla

Zilla is committed to producing innovative products to build and maintain a healthy reptile habitat. From terrariums to bedding, lighting and decor, Zilla provides all the necessary components for the successful keeping of reptiles and amphibians.

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43 Customer Questions

Would this be great to house 2 Gold Dust Day Geckos?

We are looking at getting a Crested Gecko. Would this house him his entire life or would we have to upgrade at some point. On line it says they should have a 20-gallon tank, but is that really necessary.

Answer by Chewy • Apr 24, 2020
For hatchlings up to six month old geckos, we recommend a 10 gallon Zilla Critter Cage or Zilla Vertical Tropical Kit. This allows the gecko to have plenty of room to explore, while not making them feel lost in a large and open enclosure. Once the gecko has grown past 6 months, you can increase his tank to a 20 gallon Zilla Critter Cage, or keep it in its Zilla Vertical Tropical Kit, which can house one adult crested gecko for his whole life.

Can I use this for leopard geckos

Answer by Chewy • Nov 03, 2019
This cage would not offer a leopard gecko enough floor space to move and live comfortably. Leopard geckos are not climbers and they lack the signature "sticky fingers" that allow them to scale walls and windows.

How many “gallons” is this considered? Would it be suitable for two tree frogs?

Answer by Chewy • Apr 28, 2019
This tank is considered to be approximately 11 gallons. A minimum of 4 gallons of tank space per frog is suitable space for tree frogs.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Susan on Aug 28, 2025

It’s cool looking

I got it for my grandson for his frog and he loved it. That’s why I loved it.

I got it for my grandson for his frog and he loved it. That’s why I loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Tim on Jan 29, 2025

Great starter kit for the price!

This “kit” came with the basic essentials to house my new crestie. It would suffice for most but I have since added more decor to give my guy the best life possible

This “kit” came with the basic essentials to house my new crestie. It would suffice for most but I have since added more decor to give my guy the best life possible. Recommend for new reptile owners for sure. The vertical aspect of this terrarium is essential for some climbing species.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Brittany on Sep 24, 2024

Works perfect

Got this for a baby lizard I rescued at a big box store and it’s been a great starter home! I did add a piece of weatherstripping to the door when I noticed the

Got this for a baby lizard I rescued at a big box store and it’s been a great starter home! I did add a piece of weatherstripping to the door when I noticed the crickets weee able to fit through the gap but other than that I have had no issues!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Ed on Jan 29, 2025

Quality materials.

Perfect to hold a young Crested Gecko.

Perfect to hold a young Crested Gecko.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By MayT on Jul 15, 2024

Great tank, lamp not so much

The tank is great and working awesome for my frogs but I've been using it for like 2 or 3 days now and the lamp is already dead. Luckily it's a week day so I'm able

The tank is great and working awesome for my frogs but I've been using it for like 2 or 3 days now and the lamp is already dead. Luckily it's a week day so I'm able to get to a petstore to replace it asap, just very inconvenient and kinda sucks

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
By Anthony on Jun 26, 2024

Villa tank

The reson it got 4 stars instead of 5 is because the assembly while it is easy if u ever want to take the top off it feel a little flimsy and easy to break and the

The reson it got 4 stars instead of 5 is because the assembly while it is easy if u ever want to take the top off it feel a little flimsy and easy to break and the only other problem was it came and there was a Crack in the bottom but not big enough for anything to get out it is also a good size

Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Anne on May 25, 2024

The door latch is annoying

Overall this tank is pretty nice, except the tank door/latch. It does not open/close smoothly. Every time I go to close the door it gets stuck and I have to fiddle

Overall this tank is pretty nice, except the tank door/latch. It does not open/close smoothly. Every time I go to close the door it gets stuck and I have to fiddle with the latch to be able to close it. I open the tank daily to mist my crested gecko and feed him, so it gets to be annoying constantly having to fidget with it and not just having it be smooth. If it was not such a good deal I would probably have gotten something else.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Candy on Sep 10, 2024

Enclosure for my crested gecko

I’m very satisfied with my purchase of this item! Charlie loves it! Thanks

I’m very satisfied with my purchase of this item! Charlie loves it! Thanks

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Emma on Jul 9, 2024

Leaked almost killing my fish

After only 8 months of using it, it’s leaking everywhere. Almost killed my fish and ruined my countertop. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

After only 8 months of using it, it’s leaking everywhere. Almost killed my fish and ruined my countertop. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Angie on May 5, 2024

great price

My gargoyle gecko loves her new tank. Loves to hang out on background sometimes the top screen . Love the easy access to her feeding platform. It’s a nice size for

My gargoyle gecko loves her new tank. Loves to hang out on background sometimes the top screen . Love the easy access to her feeding platform. It’s a nice size for young gecko maybe even adulthood.