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Question

can my baby lepard gecko/bannded gecko(idk wich one) be in sand yet? he looks about a week old. i just found him in my attic. yeah its a very long story but can he be in sand yet? if not how big does he have to be?

Answer 1

o_0 attic.....ok....well, moving on. i guess you should stick to a none "glass" product. there are desert blends available for purchase. also mats. just keep him safe. also. really an attic? or did you just find him outside..... and you live ith the desert......... i don't know. just trying to make sense of it i guess.

Answer 2

Hi.  I just found a site you will be interested in, and it says no sand for geckos under six months.  Here is the link.  We used to have an Iguana, but had to find her a home, because of housing issues.  We really miss her, anyway, here is the link.  Good Site, lots of info.  http://members.aol.com/msnick1/leopardge...

Hope this site address is correct. If it's not correct: type in the yahoo search bar: babyleopard gecko/banded gecko in sand

That should do it.  K, good luck.  Take good care of that little thing, good for U.

Answer 3

I would say put it on sand. And before I get thumbs down, let me explain why I say so. In the wild, they live on sand. They don't have nice carpet to live on, or newspaper. They live on sand and do just fine. So to simulate it's natural habitat, you should use sand.

Answer 4

you found a leopard gecko in ur attic or a bannded gecko that is highly unbelive able unless you have people living in there with reptiles?

Answer 5

here's the whole story

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Answer 6

Note to previous reviewer:  If it's a banded gecko, it's not that hard to believe.  Those are indigenous to the SW US (I live in AZ)...

Although, I guess it depends on where the question asker lives.... so maybe it IS hard to believe.

Anyway, if it's a banded gecko, I'm sure sand will be fine....they don't really get to choose their surroundings in the desert, donchaknow!

Leopard gecko....sorry, I got nothing on them!

Answer 7

i would not recommend sand because if you feed it a cricket or something it can miss and get lots of sand in its mouth which can cause impactions and it could die by swallowing the sand

Answer 8

It depends on who you ask. Some say never put a lizard or a gecko in any kind of loose substrate. I, however, have had several lizards and geckos with different kinds of loose substrates (including sand) the only one I've had a problem with are thin wood shavings, which were actually only supposed to be temporary. If it's that young you might be ok with thicker wood pieces (nothing that he can swallow) but you might be safer just lining the bottom of the tank with corkboard or something like that. Peat moss is also almost always a good choice. Anyway, just don't give him anything that he'll be able to swallow but not pass, that's the main issue as it can block up his system and he'll actually end up being poisoned by his own waste (lovely, huh?). Good luck.

Answer 9

no, no sand for either species, do your research. banded geckos like a more humid environment, wood chips, moss, a heat mat/lamp, and a hide. leos are desert species but please keep them on cage carpet, even for an adult its healthier.