Petco VS Petsmart - Leopard Gecko Care Guides
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- Good Morning, Reptilians! In the last of this three part series (for now), we're looking at Petco's Leopard Gecko Care Guide vs Petsmart's. Hopefully you guys didn't get too bored of these, I just had a few people request leopard geckos, so I wanted to do that one, too. 😊. This one is a lot longer than I expected, but there was just so much wrong with both of them. 😬
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1:00 Petco
12:48 Petsmart
17:00 Outro
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18:14 Shoutouts
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I worked at PetSmart for 5 years. Not sure about other stores, but the one I worked at had crazy animal lover employees and we took great care of our small animals. Refused to sell to idiots who had no idea what they were doing, and we handled our reptiles daily during closed hours to encourage socialization with humans.
thats awesome to hear. I went to buy a leopard gecko to my local Petsmart. They didn't know which one was leopard gecko. The worker was like I think it is this one because it has a fat tail.🤣🤣 She called manager and she was looking for straps.🤣she was not sure too. when I couldn't listen their crazy stuff I nicely told them some how to identify and care about geckos.
same here!
About 22 years ago I got a baby leopard gecko from Petsmart and followed all of their care guides and what they told me when I bought it. I did not use sand, I used reptile carpet. I can’t remember if we used any heat, but we definitely didn’t have a thermostat. (I still can’t understand why they don’t sell them.) They associate said I only needed to feed it once a week and could just dump a bunch of crickets in. The crickets attacked the gecko and I remember the trauma of trying to get them and the gecko out. Within 2 months that gecko was dead. I think from impaction. And probably malnutrition. I’m still not over it 22 years later. And I can still see its little body when I found it dead. Took me 20 years to be able to get another one. And luckily she’s doing great!! So much easier to find care info nowadays.
Yay another one! This is becoming one of my favourite series! Happy Sunday!
Haha yay! That's good to hear. This will be my last one for a little bit, but I'll probably go more of them in the future 🤔
@@ellesreptiles what uvb bulb do you use?
The guy that sold me my Leo at Petco actually told me exactly what to buy since all the info I found contradicted each other. He definitely helped me to get the right substrate (80% coco fiber 20% sand)
Ive gotten a non adhesive shelf liner for my soon-to-be leopard gecko tank, i was actually questioning if it was safe as ive only seen it in feeding areas for snakes, im glad to see its safe for my gecko thatll arrive sometime february
The tanks full of fake pink-yellow flowers so the leo can easily hide, a small container for mealworms and calcium, a moist hide that looks like a lemon, and a cool and warm hide that look like coconuts, and a heat mat underneath 1/4 of the tank, the only thing i believe i need is a water dish but unfortunately i have to quarantine because my grandpa got covid when visiting the hospital
I’m so happy to see your channel growing so much!
I once heard a petco employee saying the broken tail can be fed back to the gecko . I mean 🙄
I...... 😬
Ok- them eating the skin they shed is eh, but..
*EATING THE T A I L?!*
NO
Omg 🙄!!! Lol poor geckos eating they own bootys!
@@JayJayssweets 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m weak lol .
I’ve heard that some will do this in the wild to get nutrients back but they shouldn’t have to in captivity
Thankfully all these is updated in petco...besides the mat part...well now they just say to keep them on something like that while they are babies and change to coco after they reach adult size
I might get my leopard gecko from Exotic pet birds. A not really well known store but when i went inside, the reptile section was so cool! The staff were taking great care of the reptiles and they're probably much better than petsmart. Me and my friend even got to hold snakes! I like how snake scales feel smooth
Good morning Ellie either great video. Glad you are here to help people learn the right way to care for there reptiles. I am so happy that I found your station yours is my favorite. Have a fabulous Sunday and GOD BLESS
Thank you so much 🥰
I hope you have a wonderful Sunday as well!
Good morning Elle, hope you're Sunday is amazing. Truly enjoy you're videos every Sunday.
Good morning, and I hope yours is as well! 😊
Thank you so much!
@@ellesreptiles thank you Ma'am 🙂
I just started watching your videos! The leopard gecko vids are helping me so much bc I’m getting one in about a year and I wanna do my research, thank you!!💗
Hows your gecko
I don’t own any lepers gecko. But I absolutely love them. And for what I do is I make the ground for where there habitat is. Mostly tile
Great video. Thank you. Thinking about getting one. This has been a great video
Dubai roaches are illegal in Canada for some reason, he has a bioactive terrarium with mealworms superworms and crickets.. but is addicted to hornworms 😅 thx for the tip on the calcium bowl, I'll be adopting that
Great video as always 😁
Awww thank you 😊
i've been binging your leopard gecko vids because i'm getting one next month
Hey I really love watching your videos and your reptiles. I really love caring and seeing reptiles. Your videos make me really happy cause I get to see reptiles I would probably never see and learn about them. Thanks!!!
Awww that's so sweet. Thank you for watching them and being supportive of them! 😊
Nice video, thanks!
I'm living for this petsmart and petco bashing. Keep up the great work!
I don't think I ever seen someone use those substrate especially calci-sand
Thank u soooo much 4 this information 👍🏾im new to this
This is one of my favorite series also I like the new profile pic
Thank you and thank you!
I'm glad you're enjoying it, I was worried people were going to be tired of it, but still wanted to get leopard geckos out there. 😅
@@ellesreptiles You’re very welcome and yeah I would definitely switch it up but this is a good series to do maybe once or twice a month I definitely really like it and I don’t know if you’ve done it yet because I really don’t remember but you should try to look at the corn snake one because I heard they’re really awful
I’m getting a baby leopard gecko so I still give it calcium every time I feed it and is multi vitamin required? Also do I do everything that I would for an adult for a baby?
I have a 20 gallon long fish tank that I’m getting for a leopard gecko trying to decide if I should use an 8 Watt heat pad or 16 watts what’s your thoughts?
I'd say the Petsmart guide was attempting an obvious upsell with its 3 gecko mention.
Do you have any video on cage cleaning or could you make one?❤️
The bloopers lol
Hey! New subscriber here, and I’m so confused… lol!! Confused about the part of this video where you begin to say how you don’t recommend night lighting for geckos, so if you don’t recommend a black night bulb, red bulb, or blue night bulb , what do you recommend? No light at night? I’ve had leopard geckos for about 5 years now and currently own 3. It’s been my learned information and then applied personal experience that none of my geckos have a good night/day cycle at all without adding night and day lighting. Without night lighting my geckos are very lethargic and unmotivated to even come out of their daytime hides. All of my gecko tanks have uva/uvb lighting, incandescent lighting for some hours per day, heat mats and basking lights then blue night light bulbs for the nighttime. Without the night lights, none of my geckos even ate well.
I’m wondering what your experience or opinions are in this!
Thanks!
As luck would have it, of my three geckos the one that does not want to handled is the first to have a stuck shed issue. How long should I wait to see if she gets it before I stress her out and do it myself? It’s on her nose.
She let me rub it with my finger but I couldn’t get it. She freaked out when I tried a cotton swab.
God I just love your voice and your dimples!!!!!! 😁✔
Hahaha thanks
@@ellesreptiles welcome!!😁
Are crushed walnut shell good
how long do dubia roaches last and how do you store them im terrified of roaches so it scares me
Maybe suggest a good book to have on hand, since the care sheets are so bad? Or are the books equally bad?
I was taking the shed off my baby leopard gecko and I think I took a little tiny claw of of her and she screamed. Is this okay to happen or do I need to worry about it or take her to the vet. Sorry I am very overprotective and it is my first leo so yeah.
If the shed gets caught around the toes, face, or tail, and I wait for a few days to wait until the shed comes off, and it doesn't, do I have to peel it off myself?
Don’t peel the shed. Little pieces are fine but if it’s really stuck don’t try to rip it off. Up the moisture or give them a nice soak in warm dechlorinated water. There’s also shed aids if you really need help.
The petsmart's purchase page has different and more much more accurate information.
It reccomends a min of 20g, you can have up to 2, but absolutely upgrade if they display any territorial behavior. And it doesn't mention sand at all.
This may be the strangest question: Is it normal for a leopard gecko to sleep walk? And, sleep outside of their hide? I am a first time LG mom and want to make sure everything is okay. I think Hachi is a couple months old Max.
It's crazy because everyone thinks these geckos come from super arid and barren desert biomes when most are found in fairy lush parts of the deserts.
So a couple ?'s I just started got a heat pad with thermostat. said up to 20 gallon. which is what i have.it is 6x8.now i saw 1/3 of tank. am i ok or should i bite the bullet,cause i already stuck it so i cant return it.and get the 8x12?
and i have a heat pad on a thermostat.how do u keep the uvb bulb from overheating the tank??is there a certain wattage that wont heat up the tank?
wow
Can you pleeeeeease do one on albino leopard gecko care 🥺🙏🏽
How long did it take for your geckos tail to grow back when she dropped it my gecko dropped hers about the same point maybe a week ago or sooo just wondering healing time
After about a month, the new tail end was very visable, and it was completely grown back in about 2 1/2 months 😊 They grow pretty fast.
Pet ssmart..... I got my female gecko from there and her state broke my heart. Which is why I took her on. She's healthy and happy now though!
I've been yelled at from one of the stores that putting them in a large 40+ gallon tank is terrible and they will never use the space. 20 is the best they said and angrily got mad at me when I politely told them they were being rude to me. I didn't like a hide as well because it was tiny for my leopard gecko they got angrier that I politely didn't like the size and went for a bigger one. I felt so awkward when I said I did research and they told me I didn't do enough. 🙃 my gecko is bigger than what they claimed all of them are the same size. They said they use all the stuff they suggested for their Leo's and 100% was worried for their reptiles..... luckily I've never seen them back there again. Hopefully they got fired for how rude they were. It wasn't just that person from that store too. They gave me dead bugs. (Because my local store was closed and I just needed a touch up of bugs supply.) They were all dead. Their excuse was they are in brumation. Um..... they were not in a cold erea. Luckily the cashier told me. "I wouldn't want you to buy these it's not fair of them". Lol was also the manager saying that. 😂 that was the last time I EVER want to go there. 🙃
No one should be yelled at when getting a bigger tank. Or did research before getting the supplies. That one place will not name it was the worst I've ever been in. 🥲 they also told I should ooooonly feed crickets and wax worms everything else is bad. I do hope they were joking they had reptiles at home. I would be so so soooooo worried they will pass away. And claimed red light is the only light I need to use. 🥲 if anyone had this advice please please don't purchase anything and to research at home and the go get supplies. 🙏 because most of the time the advice can or not be great at all! 🥲
I have a question! What is the best replacement for a reptile carpet for a bearded dragon other than sand? Also, keep up the good work!
I use paper towels!
Newspaper is fine
Paper towel, newspaper, ceramic tile, non adhesive shelf liner, bioactive substrates 😊
Thank you all so much! Red the lizard says thank you all!
Mine is kept in a bioactive mix. I used half play sand ( not calcium sand!!!! ) and organic top soil. He has tiles to eat on so he doesn't end up eating some of the substrate.
Do you feed the roaches? and if so, what?
ok I have a question I’m getting a gheco soon and I’ve done a lot of research but can I buy the supplies for the tank at petsmart ? (Not including the gheco)
I personally don't have a problem at all with buying animal supplies from chain pet stores. I just don't think they should necessarily sell certain animals. I think you should try to buy local if you can, but not everyone can. ♥️
Keep in mind, though, that they may not sell of of the supplies - for example, I don't think they sell heat pad thermostats.
@@ellesreptiles thank you for the help :) I don’t support buying animals from there at all but I’ve done my research so I will get everything I can from there I think I saw they had heat pads
So i found out about a week ago i was allergic to mealworms i can't breath around them.. But i feed my leo crickets, is their any other bugs that i can feed her? My mom is allergic to dubia roaches..
hornworms superworms waxworms phoenix worms silkworms red runner roaches
@@420kimchi thanks for the reply i just bought most of those
My gecko hates waxworms 😅
Also my Leo is still in Brumation is that bad he stays in his hide all day and has not eaten or moved he his breathing scince October
One of mine (Winter) is too. He came out for a couple hours the other day and went right back in.
@@ellesreptiles Oh so it’s normal for them to just like not eat all winter and everything is my first doing a natural six it up with like UVB above tank eating like a full natural like how it would be in the wild bioactive set up so I was just a bit worried
What kind of vet do I take my fancy leopard gecko too?
A reptile vet. You can look up reptile vets in your area, or just call your local veterinary clinics and ask if they see Reptiles. If not, you can ask if they know anyone who does! 💜
They don't say Dubia roaches because they are all premade and dubia roaches are illegal in certain places like Florida's dubia roaches are illegal here unfortunately
Hey, where can I buy some geckos???
A leopard gecko? Reptile Expos, morphmarket.com, family owned pet stores near you, and you can also check Facebook, instagram, and Craigslist to find local breeders near you.
so petco won?
I just had a horrible experience with an vet. Who just harmed my Leopard Gecko!
😳 oh no! I'm so sorry 💔
Unrelated but you are so pretty!!
Haha well thank you 🥰
Do you have to cut your geckos nails or no? I'm guessing probably not, but I just want to know.
i'm about to pick-up/buy 2 geckos from a stranger in a 10 gallon tank. ALREADY STRESSED! AH! sadly, compared to the pet shops i went too, these two have more space. smh.
What if we pay pet smart to get bigger tanks, and PROPER habitats.
Do you mean buying those things from petsmart?
You are STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!!
I'm literally asking everyone talks about calcium supplements for lizards where is there bowl in the wild. People need better research on these animals
Too bad that Doobie roach are legal in Canada
Discoid roaches are basically the same thing, and they're legal pretty much everywhere! 😊
Petco couldn’t even tell me how old my baby Leopard Gecko is.. SMH, I. Had him for 2 days
So redic that they all state the gecko can live for 20 years and pregnant women shouldn’t have them lol ok I guess no women should have reptiles until they’re 45