Help the leopard geckonators!?

Question

1) Do leopard geckos need uv?

2) should i have a heat lamp or have a heating pad?

3) if heating pad, should i have it on at night? if lamp should i get some kind of night lamp thingy?

Answer 1

I've never used uv

i prefer a heating pad but make sure to keep it on one sid of the tank only just your gecko wants to cool down

i leave it on 24/7 with a rock on top of it to hide in

Answer 2

1) I never used uv lights for my geckos

2) Heating pad :)

3) I left mine on 24/7

Lamps are mainly used for photoperiods, so that the gecko can have a more normal night/day cycle or to regulate breeding seasons. In the wild, geckos would get heat from the ground, not basking in the sun. I used light for photoperiods, and heating pads all the time. Especially because I put some in sweater boxes with holes and lamps could not be used. My geckos were all very healthy.