Care Sheet for Geckos: LeopardAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.93 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 12/19/2004 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Geckos: Leopard |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Leopard_gex |
Years Experience: | 5 to 10 Years |
Species: | Leopard Gecko |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Juvenile and different color morphs of leopard geckos. |
Sexing and Characteristics: | You can easily tell the difference between leopard geckos by the size (males 8 - 10 inches and females rarely larger then 8) or, the males have a row of pre-anal pores right before the vent and two lumps right after it. |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | I prefer to use non loose substrate (reptile carpet or paper towels) to prevent intestinal blockage. There is a type of sand that is said to be o.k to eat but I am strongly against it. loose substrates can also be accidentally or perhaps on purpose.
Keep a shallow water dish available and change the water daily. |
Lighting and UVB: | No UVB is needed. a 12/12 cycle of lighting is suggested. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | During the day the temperature on the warm side should be around 85-90ºF and the cooler side should be about 75-80ºF. At night, the temperature should drop to about 70-80ºF. The humidity should be under 40 except in one hiding spot on the warm side of the tank(a Tupperware container with a hole cut in the side is fine) the humidity should be high there |
Heating and Equipment: | I strongly suggest an Under Tank Heater covering about a third of the tank . If the temperature is not right, you can use and overhead lamp. Do NOT use rock heaters because they may have "hot spots" and could burn your gecko. No lighting is a necessity because they are nocturnal |
Caging Provided: | A 10 gallon tank for one gecko. a 20 gallon long will do for more. 3 hides per gecko (1 on cool side, 1 on hot side 1 humid hide) |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | I feed my gecko crickets and meal worms as a staple diet. never feed wax worms |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Juveniles and babies: dust food with calcium at every feeding and vitamins once a week.
Adults: Dust with calcium every other day and vitamins once a week.
a small dish with calcium powder must be provided. |
Maintenance: | Clean up poop, change water and substrate. |
Some Words on this Species: | Very good beginner species. I have had my gecko since i was 4 i am 13 now. Do NOT put males together |
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