Care Sheet for Geckos: LeopardAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.57 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 09/12/2004 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Geckos: Leopard |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Herp_lover323 |
Years Experience: | 5 to 10 Years |
Species: | Eublepharis Macularius (Leopard Gecko) |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | N/A |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Incubation temperatures affects the sex of developing leopard geckos. Eggs incubated at 84 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit will result in a mixture of males and females. Temperatures ranging from 79 to 82 degrees fahrenheit will result in females, and temperaturs above 87 will result in males. Temperatures over 90 degrees fahrenheit will kill all of the offspring. |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | A variety of substrate can be used with leopard geckos. I have used Reptile sand, newspaper, and paper towel all with great success. I personally recommend sand, it looks great, its easy to spot clean, and conducts heat very well. The cheapest way to go is paper towel, it doesnt look great but its is the easiest to clean. |
Lighting and UVB: | Being a nocturnal species, Leopard Geckos do not require full spectrum lighting. A dark Hiding Spot is a must. I use a full spectrum light during the day so i can see them, and a blue full spectrum light for tnight time. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | They require a temperature range of 85-90 degrees fahrenheit on the basking end of the enclosure and 70 degrees on the cool end of the enclosure. |
Heating and Equipment: | A under tank heating pad is the way to go for the cool end of the tank, where a hidebox is located. A ceramic heat emitter can be used on the basking end of the tank to keep the temperatures. Or you can also use a under tank heat pad. DO NOT USE A HEAT ROCK! Your geckos can get seriously burned. |
Caging Provided: | Leopard Geckos do not require a large enclosure. A 10-gallon is the minimum for an adult pair. A 20-gallon tank should be used for 1 male and 2-3 females. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Leopard geckos eat crickets, grasshoppers, pinky mice, mealworms, superworms, and waxworms. Do not feed pinky mice all of the time to the leopard geckos because it is unhealthy, its the same with all the worms. Feed meal worms to young and pregnant geckos to fatten them up. But don’t feed them too much for it can be unhealthy. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Supplements are very IMPORTANT to your leopard geckos. Use calcium every feeding for juveniles, and every other feeding for males. Also include a vitamin supplement every other feeding as well to ensure good growth and health. If you do not use supplements gut-load the crickets and othey prey items 14-24 hours before feeding. |
Maintenance: | They are very easy to take care of. They usually defecate in one side of the enclosure. They are almost always willing to eat their food unless they are sick. They are also good handing pets. Try to |
Some Words on this Species: | They are also good handing pets. Try to handle them once a day for at least 10-20 minutes. They will become tame and may not bite as much. They tend not to bite that much anyways. |
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