How to care for a leopard gecko

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How to care for a leopard gecko

Answer 1

http://www.thegeckospot.com/shortleocare...

Everything is there ^^  

Answer 2

very vauge question there, theres a lot to know about caring for any animal. i really hope you're asking this before getting one, otherwise its just plain cruel... ok, heres the basics:

environment:

- a 10 gallon tank is ok for housing one leo, but if your getting more than one get at least a 20, h**l, if you have the money, get a 20 anyway.

- Use a solid substrate, such as kitchen paper in the tank, never use sand, it might look pretty but it can easily cause impaction, which is a big killer in leos, if you want something more natural looking you could use slate tiles.

- all reptiles are cold blooded, so use the heat from their surroundings to regulate their body temperature, in order for your leo to do this you need to create a head gradient within the tank. to do this place a heat mat coving a 1/3 to a 1/2 of the tank floor, underneith the tank (if you have a wooden one place it inside, but make sure the substrate is thick enough to protect your leos from potentially fatal burns). The temperature needs to be 78-88F at the hot end of the tank, and 68-78F in the cool end, and slightly cooler at night. to create the difference in heat between night and day, its a good idea to install a 15 watt red bulb in the hot end of the tank, if you have a low topped tank make sure this is covered by a guard.

- 3 hides are needed in the tank, 2 cool hides, one on each side of the tank, these could be home made or shop bought, mine is a toilet roll tube cut into 2. And 1 moist hide, in the middle of the tank, to help shedding. again, you can buy them or make them, a margarine tube turned upside down with an entrance hole in the side is fine. place some spagnum moss in the moist hide and keep moist by spraying with water every few days.

- fresh water must be provided at all times, change the water daily, no matter how much is still there from the day before.

- a bottle top filled with a calcium only suppliment should be kept in the tank at all times, as the leo will l**k this when it wants, reducing the risk of metabolic bone disease (mbd).

Feeding

- leos feed on insects such as crickets, mealworms, locusts, waxworms etc. crickets should make up the main part of the diet. the crickets should be gutloaded (fed nutritious food) 24 hours before being fed to your leo (gutload recipe below). juveniles should be fed daily, and adults every 2 days. feed your leo as many crickets as it will eat in half an hour, after that half and hour remove any uneaten food, to prevent the prey nibbling on the predator. all food should be dusted every 2 feeds with a calcium only suppliment, and dusted once a week with a multivitamin suppliment. when fully grown, leos will sometimes eat the occassional pinkie mouse, this is a good idea for females just after egg laying.

My gutload recipe:

- its not hard, you basically chop up all the ingredients as small as you can and mix them together adding a little water to make a thick, lumpy paste. here are the ingredients:

- 2 wheatabix

- a piece of bread

- half a banana

- 2 cherry tomatoes or 1 normal one

- handful of saltanas/raisins

- 1 small potato

mix them all together, then put a small amount into a pot and place in with your crickets. keep the rest in the fridge. this lot should last about a week, if not longer.

hope this helped, please make sure you do some reasearch before getting a leo, or any pet. i'v probably missed out some stuff, and theres a lot of health stuff to know so get on google and spend a couple of weeks reaserching, until your confident you can keep a leo happy and healthy.

good luck with your leo