Raising Your Leopard Gecko the Right Way | TIPS & TRICKS FOR SUCCESS!
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- Are you new to owning leopard geckos? Have you recently bought a baby or juvenile leopard gecko? Well in this video I will be answering 15 questions about their care, health, behaviour, setup and more!
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This video just gets me excited for when I get my leopard gecko! I'm going to start them off in a 10 gallon while I let my bioactive 40 gallon establish for a few weeks or so! I know 40 is a bit big for a baby but I'm going to fill it and make it comfortable with slate, driftwood, cork, and hides! The tricky but fun part has been gathering and researching all of the supplies; but I feel like it will be worth it!
Sounds like a good plan! It'll give you time to figure out what plants do well in an arid tank too. Sometimes when you first build a tank all the plants look great, and then they're like 'nope im out of here' lol
@@leopardgeckotalk Thank you for the reply! I am certainly curious how the plants will do, lol! I started to get basic ideas from your safe plant video and then researched the plants themselves too! So im crossing my fingers most will make it 😂
I got mine on sunday and today was the first day he accepted food (small crickets) and he ate 9 I will cut back now he just didn't eat for 5 days.
I just got my first leopard gecko 5 days ago its roughly 10 weeks old it seems to be doing pretty well its a good hunter and uses all of its hides this is my first reptile so im hoping this goes well ive been watching alot of your videos and others to gather as much information as possible thank you for having super informative videos they've been very helpful
Aw nice, sounds like it has settled in nicely :)
@@leopardgeckotalk thats good to hear im used to fish so a little reassurance goes a long way i would love to send you some pictures of the tank and gecko and get some advice if possible
It’s been cool seeing my new baby kinda growing with Maui. He’s now 6 months, growing amazingly and so healthy. Your videos have been amazing because I’ve never had a leo from a tiny baby before. Thank you!
me too! mine is 9 months🥺
Aww sweet, they're all growing up together 💕
ive got one that is about 4 months now
You're the best! I've watched tons of your videos, and other channels too in order to bring Bubba home about 3 1/2 months ago. He's just now hitting 6 months old. Him and I thank you so much! I think you give the most logical, and safe information you can. You and another youtuber... I don't want to promote precisely on your channel, but she keeps a lot of rescues, and has red hair. I'll just leave it at that.
Anyways, you're so amazing and sweet. Thank you for all you do! This next paycheck I'm headed over to the merch store. I need that 80's style shirt "life is better with leopard geckos".
Ah yes that's Jess! I zoom with her most weeks 😂 Very helpful channel, especially if your geckos have any 'quirks' shall we call them lol.
Aw thank you for watching and supporting the channel, it really means a lot!
Thanks for all the useful tips! You have some beautiful geckos!
This video is awesome I have 10 leo eggs ready to hatch any-day and this vid has confirmed a lot of knowledge.
I love your channel so much
Right on time for my lunch break! ♡
Perfect! :D
Great video, as always ☺️ xx
Thank you :)
I’m getting a baby gecko towards mid to end summer this year and this was the perfect video for some early research
ah perfect! :)
awesome!
Your lil baby is so cute. I just got an inferno albino. He’s so cute.
When I got my gecko (Indiana) he was sold to me as a wild type. I'm starting to think that he's not because he is a very bright yellow colour with black spots. I am very pleased with how he turned out and its great to see him change with every shed. He's also the same age as maui!
ah interesting. There can be some variations on wild type like Wild type X with high yellow traits, but you never know :)
i love your videos
Omg I have the exact same gecko as you and I got mine in September, the shop I purchased him from claimed he was around 3 months old at the time of purchase, making him 10 months old now, but he’s huge so I’m unsure 😅 our geckos are literally twins, I love your videos they’re so helpful
you are an awesome gecko keeper
Aw thank you :)
Maui has grown so much. He is huge
I love your videos, they're incredibly informational and great to watch, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us
What’s the hot spot temperature and how is it being measured (analog thermometer, digital, or temperature gun)? Is he noticeably losing weight? Where’d you get him from?
@@nightinggale6470 He started eating two days ago! The hot side temp btw is around 85-90 (measured by analog thermometer) and I got the lil boi from petsmart
since he's eating now i deleted the part of my comment where I was all frantic
@@kencha6173 ahh ok, that’s good to hear! Just some advice: analog thermometers are inaccurate, you need digital gauges. The basking spot should be 90-95, measured by a temperature gun. For future reference please don’t buy animals from PetSmart, they often sell unhealthy animals and are not a good company to support
@@nightinggale6470 yeah i know they're a garbage company. The little guy looked miserable and he was $10 so I got him with the intent to give him a good home (I already have an adult leo). I'll get a different thermometer as soon as my next paycheck comes through tho :)
Thank you for your advice!! I really appreciate it
Seeing Maui grow has been so fun and sweet! Reminds me of seeing my crestie grow 🥲
Thanks :) yeah I always wondered why I did have many photos of my geckos as hatchlings and now I know why - because they grow so quick 🙈
Your baby looks just like mine!
I've found early morning like between 5-7am and 7-9pm are good times to feed mine. I live in state of Maryland in the United States
I got my first gecko as a baby baby 1 week old his name is Godzilla and I’ve had him for 4 years now going strong 💪
My little baby boi is almost grown! He is a crimson conure, his parents are my profile pic
My first is an Adult Male :) I've had Texas Spineys, Curly Tails, Anoles, Native Skinks before.
I have owned like six reptiles before and I just got a leopard gecko named Alfredo
Maui sure is cute 👍❤🦎😁
I use a DP projector and UVB and heat mat for my Leo because his tank is in the basement and it’s cold down there so I just wanna make sure he has enough heat as possible and pretty soon I’m giving him a open front door tank it’s gonna be a 24 x 16 x 16! And for substrate I’m gonna be using the bio dude bioactive substrate!
For the primary heat source I’d switch to a halogen flood bulb connected to a dimmer or dimming thermostat, they’re more natural and beneficial than DHPs. The levels of infrared A and B they produce more closely mimic the sun (DHPs produce barely any IRA, the most beneficial wavelength). I also strongly recommend upgrading to a 40 gallon (36x18x18”) :)
@@nightinggale6470I currently have a 25w halogen on my juvi, but I think she’s an albino so I’m trying to move over to DHP to help her eyes
My leopard gecko isn’t growing, he has been fed, well nourished, and kept moist every day, and he is 3 years old and the size of a baby
Great vid!!!! I have three Leo's, I have named two of them Sarah and Ziggy (after your gecko) any name suggestions for the third????
Aww sweet, I'm really liking the name Juniper at the moment - nipper for short :')
if you can the best way to find really good insects other than ones you can purchase, try starting a compost pile that is loosely covered. I found that the soldier fly in its maggot form is an amazing food for all my reptiles that eat insects. These maggots can be as large as an inch and they are dark charcoal in color. they can be as fat as a wax worm. also, i found that I can find them everywhere in my back yard as long as the grown is slightly moist and is covered by leaves . they are easy to find in the compost. You do need to dig around in it. they are not like other fly maggots. I have noticed that they stay in the maggot form for a very long time. this may be due to the cool and colder weather. To me they are more like a caterpillar with no legs and a not so cute face. My lizards LOVE THEM! Nothing I have ever fed them has gotten them so excited. But for my Leopard Gecko he does love them but his all time favorite food is the June Bug larva
those are more difficult to come by but well worth it . for those I just lift up heavy objects that are in my backyard and usually I will find those right on the surface of the dirt. Other ways to find them is digging in the ground that has moist dirt. a good way to insure that you will have those conditions is to cover the ground with something. a board .. some plastic... a flat rock ... a large pot... anything that helps the ground stay moist. they can be hard to find and take some work, but i have never seen my gecko more happy when i bring those to him.
but back to the fly maggots... you can find them also if you just dig a bit just an inch or two in the dirt that doesn't get a lot of sunshine . They are easy to keep as well, I like to gather them up in the hundreds and keep them in a container that i have filled with the soil that I produced in my compost pile area.
I rinse them off with warm water a few times before I feed them to my lizards to remove the dirt as well as it makes them very active.
Out of all the insects that one can buy those maggots are my Vailed Chameleons favorite food ever! He gets so excited about them that he almost gets inside the bowl while eating them. All other foods he looks at for a LONG TIME then stretches out his tongue a long distance away. but for those he practically fly's across his habitat grabs the side of the bowl and chows down one after another until there is nothing left. I put some earth worms in there yesterday with them just to see if he would ever like to eat them . he ate everything but those worms. even tho the worms were active.
in my iguanas habitat i put my giant meal worms that became beetles and a few roaches that came from a far off land, I cant remember what kind they are, but you can buy them at the pet store . Those roaches have been living in there for two years. one of them I crushed, not purposefully. but a week later I found him and he was as good as new. the meal worms beetles have made lots of babies.. all these guys are living off of what ever my iguana doesn't eat. and a few times I saw her eat some meal worms!
So if I can not find food in my back yard I just go to her place and find what I need.
also my L. Gecko habitat has a dirt floor . the bottom layer is clay mixed with regular dirt then soil /dirt... then some dry leaves and some small shells spread out here and there. I also put some greens in there from time to time and fill those shells with water. sometimes I allow bird seeds to grow up. Besides his water dish and his hot rock and his cave he also has a habitat that is self sustaining life.. this life is feeder crickets. I have noticed a year ago that what he didnt eat started reproducing! so, his habitat feeds him!
at first I had some issues with his shedding. he sure had a very difficult time getting rid of his shed around his fingers and toes.. No matter how long I soaked his little feet I couldnt get it off. He lost fingers and toes... but , they all came back ! and after that happened he didnt have those problems anymore. he is such a sweet little fella... they all are
I have crested gecko too. just two, male and female.
the best thing I ever did for my geckos is making their home more like outside. Those sea shells i put in there are for the insects. they hold water in them so when they get thirsty I dont have to worry about them drowning in a water dish
and oddly enough their habitats are always clean. it is like the soil and the insects keep everything nice and tidy. before i chose to use soil their habitats were always covered in poop. now when you look in it smells clean and looks clean. I guess the insects keep it that way and the soil and the growing lights and the other lamps all play a part. really the only thing I need to do is refresh the water. Even the left over greens and fruit that my iguana doesnt eat gets cleaned up by the insects and replenishes the soil
I have found that using soil has been the best idea I have ever had when it comes to my lizards. its been a game changer for sure. I tried all the products from the stores and when using them they just didnt make since. nothing ever seemed right. there was always something I didnt like with each one. and the work that had to go into keeping everything clean was annoying.
SOIL IS THE WAY TO GO ... TRY IT try making their homes more like outside.
I agree that soil is the best substrate. But hold on, you’re using a heat rock for your leopard gecko?
Should I leave the light on at night
Can I keep my baby leopardy gecko in a large see-through tub
When I got my leopard gecko, I originally wanted a day gecko. A giant day gecko specifically. My parents didn't let me get one for 2 reasons:
1. I accidentally made it seem that day geckos were impossible to care for
2. They feared that I might accidentally kill it.
They later found out that day geckos weren't impossible to care for, and my mom's main issue for not getting one was because I forgot to mention that day geckos eat produce.
Hey! Does a 10 gall sound ok for a baby? (Currently saving for its future 25 gallon long front opening tank)
how long is maui in inches?
Why does his one eye lid not open right away?how can i help him?
what morph is Maui? Mine looks very similar to him
Do you recommend repashy calcium plus for lepored geckos? Please reply
Yes, it’s a good all in one. Although when using UVB (which is very beneficial) I’d use Repashy Calcium Plus LoD (low d3).
I have a baby leopard gecko I’d say they are about 2 or 3 months maybe however they won’t let me touch them at all without getting scared and they run away as soon as anyone goes near them and I’m not sure what to do. Also they sometimes have their eyes closed when they’re not sleeping or winks at me a lot is that normal or something i should be concerned about?
I have a baby gecko, around 4 months old and she still doesn't like to be handled by me....I'm so frustrated, I'm not rushing her but she keeps walking over my hand or avoiding it....what could help getting her liking being handled?
awesome vid. would you over get an african fat tailed gecko
Hey I just got a juvenile leopard gecko and I’m nervous as I have many questions, is there a way I could reach out to you or anyone who could may be help answer some of my questions? 🥺
Can you feed them meal worms instead crickets?
Is a deep heat projector the same as a ceramic heat emitter ? I can't find a deep heat projector at the pet shops in us
Nope, they’re not the same. CHEs only produce infrared C, DHPs produce infrared A and B like the sun. You can get them online. However: I highly recommend using a halogen flood bulb connected to a dimmer or dimming thermostat instead, they’re actually more natural and beneficial than DHPs! The levels of IRA and IRB they produce more closely mimic the sun (DHPs produce barely any IRA, the most beneficial wavelength) :)
Hey, I own a leopard gecko and have a question for anyone who knows. My gecko is a male, but his bulges (or whatever they’re called lol) are mismatched in the sense that one looks yellow and full, while the other looks deflated-ish. I’d appreciate it if someone could answer that by it’s gotten a little concerning.
Although I've narrowed down that the DHP is the best source of heating for leopard geckos, it seems extremely daunting as someone who's never owned a reptile. I've been thinking if using the habistat heat mat would be okay to use for the first few months of the geckos life while I continue learning from experience instead of from research. But my hesitation to use the DHP makes me wonder if I'm even ready for a leopard gecko. I do plan on getting a baby/juvenile, I've handled all sorts of small reptiles and every other aspect of owning this reptile with good husbandry seems very clear to me, except using the DHP alongside UVB (in which I will be using) :)) any advice would be appreciated
A halogen flood bulb would actually be more natural and beneficial than a DHP! The levels of infrared A and B they produce more closely mimic the sun (DHPs produce barely any IRA, the most beneficial wavelength)
Hi my gecko is in she'd I've seen a lot of your videos you know what you're doing especially with geckos you helped me to get one so i need your help with shedding, my gecko his name is Zilla he is grey & white so I think he's shedding but i need help to know what to do.
Provide a humid hide. The enclosure’s humidity should ideally be between 30-60%, measured by a digital hygrometer. Make sure he has rough objects to rub on. After he sheds, look for stuck shed (especially on the toes) and if he has any, help him get it off.
Hi there, I know this is unrelated, but I am planning on getting a baby crested gecko, and I was wondering about a couple things. When I was watching care guides for baby crested geckos I did not notice any clear sources of heating or lighting. Since I am going to put baby crested gecko in a smaller enclosure how would I provide heating and lighting?(btw anyone can answer this)
Reptifiles has a good care guide with information on that.
I just got my baby leopard gecko a couple days ago. I’m feeding him/her 5 baby crickets a day. I was wondering what other foods I can feed him/her? Any small live worms or grubs?
Live roaches, silkworms, and black soldier fly larvae can be fed regularly. Mealworms can be fed somewhat regularly but aren’t as healthy as the ones previously mentioned. Super worms and hornworms can be fed occasionally once your gecko is big enough (these worms are quite large).
My leopard gecko is shedding right now but it’s like flaky and not a peel like I’ve seen should I be worried do I need to help her get it off?
Do you have a humid hide? What’s the humidity of the enclosure and is your hygrometer digital or analog?
I need help coming up with a name for my crestie. I got her as a baby and she was missing her front right foot. She just had a stump at the "ankle". The breeder who gave her to me said that their 4 year old caught her foot in the lid when she was putting it on. At the time we didn't know if it was a he or she so we just started calling her Stumpy. Now that I am sure of her gender I'd like a little more feminine name for her other than Stumpy. The other one I got from a different breeder on the same day is like a sand color so we called her Sandy. She ended up being female as well. The male I just got a few weeks ago I named Iggy. So what suggestions can I get for my footless females name?
Hi I noticed that you use eco earth in most of your leopard gecko tanks. Does it not make the humidity too high?
She uses Arcadia earth mix arid for her leopard geckos. Eco earth isn’t a good option for leopard geckos. A soil/playsand or soil/sand/clay mix is ideal, terra Sahara from the bio dude is also good but overpriced. Humidity between 30-60% is fine, measured by a digital hygrometer.
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Do you have any tips on providing my crickets with calcium powder (to eat)?
You don’t need to feed the feeders calcium powder, just gutload them with veggies such as greens, carrot, and potato. Dust them with calcium every other feeding before feeding them to the gecko.
Yep like ^^ said, you can always sprinkle some in with the crickets and maybe they'd eat it, but we mainly give supplements to our pets by dusting the insects in the powder.
Do I need both a heat lamp and heat mat or do I need a certain type of light an heat mat or no light at all( I would keep it in my room it is pretty light in there. Also I have a dog? Would that be a problem? Would I need to keep him out all the time or just while handling?). I REALLY want a leopard gecko and came across your channel and began researching. Do you have any advice like baby tank set up and adult tank set up or any advice on what im getting my self into? Please help!
You don’t need a heat mat, just use a heat lamp (on during the day, off at night). A PAR30 or PAR38 halogen flood bulb connected to a dimmer or dimming thermostat (ideal) is the best option. A tube UVB bulb would be beneficial. Keep your dog out of the room when the gecko is out. When the gecko is in the tank, your dog should be fine in the room, as long as he doesn’t bother the gecko.
@@nightinggale6470 Thank You So Much!!!
Hi Rebecca, I’m interested in buying leopard gecko but we have a weeks holiday booked in may and we have no one to take care of it! What would you suggest to do? Love your videos ❤️
Hmm it may be best to wait after your holiday to get it, unless you can find a person or shop who will take care of it over the week. Usually if it's a weekend you'd probably get away with leaving an adult leopard gecko, but yeah a week is a little long, especially if the water runs out :)
@@leopardgeckotalk Neat trick for going on holiday. We bought a water bottle like the ones you get in bird cages, quite a large one, fill that up and it lasts well over a week. Just make sure the water reaches to the top of the outlet and the surface tension keeps it there.
Great vid as always.
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have you ever used mealworm beetles as a clean up crew
She has two in one which she named. They do alright. I believe a more popular crew are Springtails, and a crew of Isopods.
I've had the morio worm beetles before, they're a bit chunkier, however they don't really seem to last very long and I only ever have like 1 in a tank as I don't want them to breed lol
If i got a leopord gecko that is 6 how could i make her live as long as possible
Hi, I have had my leopard gecko for 3 weeks now but she will not let me touch her. The farthest I have gotten was getting her to climb on my hand when I put in her tank, what should I do to help be able to get her to let me pet her?
They don’t like being pet, so don’t pet her.
@@nightinggale6470 oh ok, I was wondering because I looked up how to be able to get it so she will let me pick her up and it said first week hand feed, second week pet than I cannot remember
I've been having difficulty with my thermometer and thermometer gun :( I have a dimmer thermostat for my DHP but my thermometer probe and thermo gun read diff temps and I'm very worried and struggling to maintain my temps for my juvenile gecko :( please help with any suggestions, should I buy a new thermometer? Should I go off the thermometer gun? My probe always reads at about 82-83F but when I use my thermo gun (aiming it at the same spots where probe is) it reads a bit higher like 87-88F
Trust the temp gun, they’re the most accurate for surface temps. Probes generally measure ambient temps. The basking spot should be 90-95. If you’re not getting the temps you need perhaps you need a higher wattage bulb, or to elevate the basking spot so it’s closer. I recommend switching to a halogen flood bulb, they’re actually more natural and beneficial than DHPs! The levels of infrared A and B they produce more closely mimic the sun (DHPs produce barely any IRA, the most beneficial wavelength).
@@nightinggale6470 thank you!!
Where do you buy leopard geckos
Avoid chain petstores like PetSmart and petco. Check morph market, just research the breeder before buying. Avoid large scale breeders and look into smaller hobbyist breeders. You can also look for geckos being rehomed.
Hey I have a new gecko who came from a very bad living space, as in they left him in sand and only fed him once a month. What would you say as advice?
Feed him a variety of live, dusted, gutloaded insects. Don’t feed too many fatty feeders, stick to mainly healthy feeders. If he’s underweight maybe feed him a bit more/more often until he’s at a healthy weight.
Regarding the sand: make sure he isn’t impacted (although he isn’t necessarily). Eating and pooping are good signs that he isn’t. Quarantine on paper towel for the first six weeks to monitor his health. After, a suitable loose substrate such as a soil/playsand mix is ideal.
It would also be a good idea to get him checked out at an exotic vet just in case.
@@nightinggale6470 thanks a bunch!!
I like Leopard Geckos more and more by the second, but the more I research, the more I realize it won't work for me, especially when it comes to feeding, since I don't think I will be able to keep insects and worms in the house. However, for all those who can, enjoy your awesome Leopard Geckos! ☺️
When you get a baby leopard gecko and you start it off in a plastic container, is it okay if you move it to a 40 gallon? I mean, im going to feel it with lots of hides and things so it might seem a little smaller than 40 gallons. Thats what i have my adult leo in right now but will it be too big for a juvinile?
Absolutely! As long as there’s plenty of clutter and plant coverage, and not too much open space, babies can thrive in a 40 gallon.
@@nightinggale6470 Thank you!
My gecko isn't growing, I feed her mealworms and wax worms and crickets and I powder them with vitamins and calcium. She has a uvb light and heat lamp and she has a 25 gallon tank. What is wrong with my gecko?? She's 2 years old and is quite bit smaller than Maui.
Was she Stunted? Or are you gut loading your insects?
Her care sounds pretty good. As long as she’s healthy I wouldn’t worry. Just keep feeding her a healthy diet and make sure you don’t overfeed her. All geckos are different, some grow more slowly than others. I recommend offering more variety in her diet, though. Live roaches, silkworms, and black soldier fly larvae can be fed regularly. Super worms and hornworms can be fed occasionally. The more variety in their diet, the better. Mealworms and waxworms shouldn’t be fed too often (especially not waxworms). A 40 gallon would also be ideal.
I need advice! Please respond
What’s up?
Okay guys do I keep my leopard geckos heat lamp on at night I have a heating mat but idk if that will keep warm enough I’m just wondering cause you know it’s light and they like the dark so I have no clue what to do and I can’t find a straight awnser
Get a night heat lamp
@@aliahcarrillo7894 any lights at night will disrupt their day/night cycle, and a temperature drop at night is fine.
All lights must be off at night so as not to disrupt their day/night cycle. Leopard geckos generally don’t need heat at night, as long as it doesn’t get below 60F they’ll be fine. Plus the basking spot will likely stay warm for awhile after lights out, especially if it’s slate or something similar.
@@nightinggale6470
There are night heat lightbulbs that do not omit any light:)
@@random..5762 I’m completely aware of that. They generally don’t need heat at night, though.
My gecko is 1and a half and like half the size of mawy lol
Still dying to get a leopard gecko, but I live on a road full of idiots who can't drive and knock the power out atleast twice a week and I'd hate for that to happen in the winter while I'm at work.
Oh no that sucks :/ are you able to get a back up generator?
@@leopardgeckotalk We do have a generator in our barn, but we A) spend a ton on fuel for it to keep it running, and B) we also have a ton of other outside animals who have heat lamps and fans hooked up to it if the power goes out. Guess I need to buy another smaller one 😅 Usually it's not out for too terribly long thankfully cause the power company is always on standby (for our little neighborhood, atleast) it's just a fear I have in the winter time. Hand warmers have helped before (with a crested gecko) but I can't afford to spend all that money right now 😅
It'd be awesome to use gene therapy to give gecko's the genes that allow a cockatoo to talk (or even the fox-p2 gene from humans), and after many generations of selective breeding, they might even develop a Brittish accent.
wow, can you imagine? 🤣 They'd just be like 'excuse me, excuse me,,, more food!'
I have two leopard geckos, my girl was easy to tame and loves being handled. However, my boy goes crazy, he is really fast and can even jump! I wish he was easier to bond with, Im really trying. Posting because I know people here will understand.
Aww, is he a lot younger than her? It can take a little while, just embrace the chaos lol. See it as a positive, he's full of energy! :)
@@leopardgeckotalk Hello!!! Well my female is one year old and then my boy is about 3 months younger. They both came from the same breeder so I had hoped they would act similar. I can tell my boy is curious but just so skittish. Sometimes he climbs on my hand then runs away. They have very different personalities. Also, yeah I have accepted that he is just a bit chaotic. Thanks for responding! ❤
Why is his tail so BIG ? Does this show any symptoms ?
You want the tail to be big
Their a desert dwelling species food isn’t always easy to come by in the wild so they store nutrient rich fat in their tails to avoid starving to death. So ideally you want their tail to be nice and fat. But that also doesn’t mean you should go several days without feeding them it just means the animal is more forgiving if you forget to feed them one day.
i have a question.
My Leopard Gecko has a heat lamp and never bask. what can i do? BTW Love you're video's, best gecko youtuber ever!!! :)
If it doesn’t bark it’s ok becuae they don’t really bask as otter ones they just mostly hide
1. What’s the basking spot temperature and how is it being measured (analog thermometer, digital, or temperature gun)? 2. Do you have plant coverage around the basking spot? 3. Is your gecko albino? And 4. How long have you had the lamp for?
@@nightinggale6470 1. the temperature is measured with a temperature gun. 2 no i do not 3. its not albino 4. for like 4 weeks
@@geck0518 adding plant coverage around the basking spot will encourage him to use it, so he can bask without feeling exposed. What’s the basking spot temperature?
@@nightinggale6470 Like 32 degrees
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I think something is wrong with me leopard gecko she is almost 2 and mauwi looks huge compared to her
Not necessarily. All geckos grow at different rates. As long as she isn’t losing weight and is getting a healthy diet, I wouldn’t worry. Be sure not to overfeed her.
@@nightinggale6470 ok tysm
Why are your crickets so slow and sleepy? My crickets quickly run for cover and hide in any crack they can find...