Care Sheet for Geckos: LeopardAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 03/10/2005 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Geckos: Leopard |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Anonymous |
Years Experience: | Under 1 Year |
Species: | Leopard Gecko |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Any leopard gecko morph |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Males have "V" shaped pores and bulges at the base of their tales, and are generally big (around 9") females may have bulges but they will not be as big or obvious and they general grow to be 8" |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | I would never advise the use of sand as it can cause impaction, especially calci sand as Leos can use this as a calcium source and it is not full digestible if you do have to use sand use the very fine play sand(build up of sand in the geckos gut) which can be fatal, use either paper towel or carpet (but not carpet that is looped as Leos claws can become caught in it) which have virtually a 0% chance of impaction Provide a shallow water bowl. |
Lighting and UVB: | Leopard geckos do not require lighting as they are nocturnal, a red bulb can be used for night viewing as leopard geckos cannot see red light. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Day time temps 90 degrees hot end 75 - 80 cool end, night time temps low 70’s. |
Heating and Equipment: | Heat mat covering 1/3 of the tank controlled by a thermostat to regulate temps. |
Caging Provided: | 10 gallon tank for one Leo, 20 - 30 gallon for up to 3. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Crickets, locust or meal worms as a staple diet and silk worms and wax worms as a treat (no more than 3 a week). People say pinkies but i don’t feed them as they would be available in their natural environment. Baby and juvenile Leos should be feed everyday where as adults 2 or three times a week. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Dust food with calcium powder every feed for baby’s and juveniles, every other feed for adults and once a week with vitamins. |
Maintenance: | General spot cleaning, removing mess etc daily, full clean once a month. |
Some Words on this Species: | A good "starter" gecko easy to care for and one of the hardiest species. Easily tamed although some Leos take to handling better than others. Always wash your hands after handling as like other reptiles they can carry salmonella. |
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