Care Sheet for GeckosAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.61 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 04/22/2004 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Geckos |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Reptile girl |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Leopard gecko |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | leopard gecko |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Males have small hemophogic bulges on thier ventral area and are noticable by the tiny, white, porous bumps in a v shaped line. Females are generally larger but animals may vary. |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Calcium sand because if they do not feel as though they have enough calcium in thier diet they tend to eat thier substrate and will generally develope a internal impaction problem leading to death. |
Lighting and UVB: | Any light works fine, as they are nocturnal and do not need UVB rays. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Around 80-86 during the day (DO NOT EXCEED 90) and as low as 60 at night. |
Heating and Equipment: | Under tank heater on the hide box area (away from the light bulb and the water dish) |
Caging Provided: | 20 gallon long (should not exceed this due to stress problems caused by large amounts of territory) fits up to three geckos but a 10 gallon will be fine for one though more space is recommended due to the lickness of thier natural enviroment. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Crickets, mealworms for hatchlings and young, giant mealworms for larger geckos, superworms, waxworms-very high in fat, and pinky mice for the expectant mothers. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Food must be dusted with calcium and vitamins at least once a week for adults and every day for young if not this can lead to serious limb deformations. |
Maintenance: | Scoope out feces once a week and you should rarely have to clean the cage- feed once a day for young and about every three to four days for adults (6in or larger) |
Some Words on this Species: | Very good for first reptile- easy to care for- very tamable |
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