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What are the things a Leopard Gecko can not live with out?
I know there is a long list of ideal things they should have, but what are the MUST haves? Of course I plan on buying more and more as I go but what are the things that they can not live with out, that can not wait to be bought?
5 Answers
- 8 years ago
A secure cage, water, food, decent ventilation and heat from a heat tape or heat pad.
Leopard Geckos do NOT need UV light. Heat lamps are not the best source of heat for them, as they do not generally bask.
- kouneliLv 78 years ago
3 hides- hot, cool, moist
3 bowls- mealworm, water, calcium without vitamin d3
3 supplements- calcium with and without vitamin d3 and multivitamin (or just get two, Repashy leopard gecko calcium plus along with a calcium without vitamin d3 for the bowl)
heat mat with thermostat
digital thermometer or temperature gun
crickets/dubia roaches/mealworms/silkworms/hornworms/phoenix worms...I personally love using dubias as a staple, and the geckos love them too.
Enclosure, preferably at least a 20 gallon long for an adult.
They don't need UVB, though, unlike what one answer said. If you need to save money, you don't need to get hides that are from the pet store. For a moist hide, a simple gladware container with a hole cut in the lid is fine. I like to use EcoEarth in the container, but some people use paper towel. The paper towel does need to be moistened more often than the EcoEarth, though. For the other, dry, hides, you can use cardboard boxes (just be aware that you will need to change them out when dirty). I personally use cardboard toilet paper tubes for my babies/juvies. They're a bit small for an adult, though. For water bowl, a jar lid is fine. For substrate, paper towels work great. For the enclosure, you can get a cheap/free one on craigslist.org. I wouldn't skimp on the heat mat, though. ZooMed's heat mats work best in my opinion. For a thermostat, I recommend a Hydrofarm thermostat if you're wanting to save money there, too. It's not the greatest, but it works just fine. Instead of two digital thermometers (one for hot side, one for cool side) a temp gun may be cheaper depending on what you get. I found one for $15 on ebay.
Source(s): own/breed leopard geckos - Anonymous4 years ago
Do you advise "what can a leopard gecko consume that's no longer residing?" no longer something actual. They hunt by potential of circulate and could no longer see greens, grapes or tofu. to no longer point out those could heavily harm or kill your gecko. you will get crickets or nutrition that it may consume or you will could supply it up.
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- 8 years ago
Hides, a heat source, mealworms or crickets and that's it, they don't need UVB light though, and water
Source(s): Al in the leopard gecko