I have had about 4 lizards. everytime i lived in a basement and they died does anyone know why?

Question

i had two lepar gekos, a long tailed lizard and a leaf tailed geko

Answer 1

no light or heat dont they live in the desert?

Answer 2

Lack of sunlight...vitamin D.  Heat from the sun also aids in the digestion process.

Answer 3

i think it is two cold for them. try getting a hotter light bulb and they will warm up.

Answer 4

Cold temperature, unclean cage, too much humidity, not enough light, not enough food, not enough water. Poor diet, mold in your basement. all factors. Keep them upstairs for better care.

Answer 5

Well thet need you sun Light not to be rude or anything but you are dumb to do that.

Answer 6

Hey,

My thought would be that lizards naturally live in hot dry climates.  Basements can often times be more damp and cooler.  You could try a de-humidifier to reduce the dampness in the air.  Are there special heat lamps or other environmental modifications?

Answer 7

well were they sick, did you feed them well, was the temp right, if no then theres the answer, but if not, where do you live because like where i live we have radon which a poisonous gas in the ground that gets in your basement, but thats pretty far fetched

Answer 8

You have given us no information to be able to determine what happened. We need information on their enclosures, temps, humidity and food.

BTW leos do NOT need sunlight they are nocturnal, if they needed sunlight they would have to have UVB light and they do NOT.

Answer 9

okay honestly

number1:would you die without any sunlight ...

number2:reptiles need sunlight it was prabaly cold in your basement.... well mabie you should get new ones and not put them down there... im sooryy they died...

Answer 10

You did not give enough info with this. Did you provide your geckos with a heat lamp for 12 hours a day and a heat pad for 12 hours a day? Did you feed them often enough? What kind of substrate were you using in their tanks? This question is impossible the answer without more details..I would love to help you as I have two leopard geckos of my own and hate to hear that yours passed perhaps due to lack of knowledge! e-mail me if you have any questions.