Housing for Your Leopard Gecko
It needs warmth, humidity, a place to hide, and a substrate for the flooring. Purchase and set up your equipment before you acquire your leopard gecko. Glass allows you to easily observe your pet, which is a must in order to catch any early signs of problems. Crowding your geckos will only cause stress, health issues and territorial fights.
Arrange your tank so that the temperature is 88 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit on one side, using heat lamps to get to that level if necessary, and arrange the other side to remain down in the mid 70s. As geckos are naturally nocturnal creatures, there is no need to invest in any special lamp, such as UVB lighting. You may also wish to provide an under tank heat mat for your geckos, which will allow them to bask and receive that heat directly into their bellies.
Be careful about the substrate you choose. Avoid aquarium gravel, walnut shells or calcium sand to prevent impaction. Newspaper, paper towels, slate or tiles will make fine substrate.
To help your gecko shed properly, add in moist peat moss, sphagnum moss or paper towels to keep the humidity level just right.
Leopard Gecko Care
Gecko Feeding Techniques
Geckos, like many other reptiles and amphibians, are insectivores. This means their staple diet consists of insects. Consider them another rare treat.
The feeding schedule for your gecko will depend on its size. Growing juveniles need more food than adults. How long the feeding lasts depends on the size and appetite of your gecko. Until you learn its habits and preferences, you should observe the animal and remove and dispose of the leftover insects after the gecko has lost interest in them. For a small gecko, start out with four crickets.
When you feed the insects to your gecko, be sure to gut load them for a few days beforehand. Gut loading is a term that means you’ve fed the insects highly nutritious foods. Whatever the insect eats is going to go straight into your gecko, and by giving the insect high-quality food, you are indirectly giving that to your pet. Geckos are what they eat, after all. Most insects will eat just about anything, especially crickets. It’s recommended that you buy vitamin and calcium supplement powders, then dust the insects directly before giving them to your geckos.
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