Care Sheet for Geckos: LeopardAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 01/12/2007 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Geckos: Leopard |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Alfie_the_albino |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Leopard gecko |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | N/A |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Bulges at base of tails on the males and also the males have a row of pores along the length of the cloaca |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Provide a small shallow water dish for the lizard to lap the water out of. As for substrate i personally use sand but this is highly debated and if you do decide to use sand make sure it’s the play pit sand as it has small rounded grains which pass through the lizard when eaten, others substrates can basically be newspaper as it is quick and easy to clean but not decorative or natural. If you wanted to go for a natural substrate then a mixture of sand and soil will be fine. Another substrate used is plaster or clay as these can be sprinkled with sand to provide grip for the gecko, With these materials you can also mould caves and dunes and really create a natural looking setup. |
Lighting and UVB: | For my geckos i use 40-60 watt bulbs. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | The temperature should between 75-85 f. 75f in the cool end and 85-90 under the spot lamp. As for humidity 30-40% should be fine as these gecko do not like it to humid. |
Heating and Equipment: | I use a 40-60 watt heat bulb and a heat pad under the vivarium to heat the substrate. |
Caging Provided: | In one of my vivariums i have a sand substrate, small water bowl, branch for climbing and a hide made from slate that has about four hiding spaces and a basking platform at the top. In my other terrarium i have a large piece of slate rock with a piece of tubing underneath as a hide, the slate also acts as a basking platform. In another part of the terrarium i have a cricket tub up-turned with a hole cut in and buried under the sand, along with a water bowl and humidity chamber made with another cricket tub and filled with sphagnum moss. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | When my leos were juvenile i fed them every other day and fed about 4-5 crickets per feeding. As adults i feed them about 3 times per week and 5-6 crickets per feeding. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | I use a calcium supplement on the crickets every 2-3 feedings and i also mix cricket nutritional balancer in with the crickets food, some times i feed mealworm as some variety but not to often as they have a high chitin content. |
Maintenance: | Clean the water bowls every 2-3 days and clean out poo when it appears. clean out the entire vivarium and wash everything every 3 months. |
Some Words on this Species: | N/A |
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