sometimes when I eat skitttles I put 2 between my fingers and push them together and eat the cracked one the I do it agin with the one that didn’t crack against a new one the the last skittle is the champion and I give them to the skittle company and then I tell them to copy that one
mhm! when i first got my leopard gecko i didn’t research that much and i regret it SO much. we’re upgrading to a 40 gallon soon. he has a 15 gallon, so once i get a bigger stand i’m going to put the new tank on it. 100% doing bioactive tank.
Great video! I absolutely agree that it is super rare that an enclosure is actually too big for an animal, we need to be better as keepers to ensure the environment is what they need, and then they will be content.
Great explanation! I am doing research for a leopard gecko and I will get them a 40 gallon because you are right- they will utilize the space if you give them the right things! Thanks!
3 weeks ago I got a gecko and put him in a 10g and I bought a 20g the other day to get setup for a nicer enclosure for around the 6 month mark , thank you for all your education I’ve been watching a lot of your older videos lately and learning a lot about my new buddy
yea i used to have a 10 gallon the after 1 month i changed out to 20 gal since it looked to small for him. Then for Christmas i got a 30 gallon which works very well for my 6 y old gecko.
Early!!! Also thank you for helping me! My geckos are healthy because you helped me so much! Mine wouldn’t eat so I watched your video and now he eats!!! :)
I always enjoy your content because you've been so helpful in the time I've had my leo. In the nearly 2 years I've had him, he's thrived because of your channel specifically. I looked at a lot of other sources in my research but yours has been the most helpful and thorough, truthfully. From getting him okay with me touching him to giving him an environment that he loves and keeps him mentally stimulated and everything in between, your channel has been a gift honestly ❤
Is a 3ft tank a good size? I plan on making plenty of places to chill/hide! I live near a slate mine so my vivarium will be a mix of slate and rock caves with a natural substrate and a mixture of fake plants and succulents to begin with. I want to to fit its purpose but I also want it to look attractive to the eye when viewing....I've been a fish keeper all my life and always had a 4ft tank. I had a common lizard when I was just a kid and now I have kids of my own I really fancied getting my youngest a Leo. I'm wondering if they come in more luminous colours like bright yellow/orange/green/red/pink etc????
@@leopardgeckotalk I specifically come to your videos for more in-depth personal opinions on Crested gecko care. You should focus on them just as much as your Leos! ❤️🦎👍🏻 keep up the great work
Yay! So happy you posted this!!! I’m getting a leopard gecko and have been binge watching your videos! I have a question on a video that you could maybe make, can you maybe go into more detail on temperatures and how many plants are to much or to little? Ilysm 💖💖💖🥺
With my geckos I tried plants but it didn't work very well, although if you get a tall enclosure my mom says it's really hard to kill a snake plant and their safe for geckos unless you have a plant light then more things can grow but if you don't I suggest a having a window near by (not on the window 5+ ft away) and like 2-3 super hardy plants, and don't put them near the heat
Aww thanks! Temp wish you want 90oF on the warm side, and plants, you can add lots of fake ones as they just add coverage, as for live plants, succulents are fairly hardy :)
These geckos are crevice dwellers, often choosing to squeeze between rocks/objects or under low-height ledges, etc in the ground. That kind of stuff is more useful than foliage. Ever see leopard gecko habitat? Where is all the foliage? Not really there, at least not like a jungle. Will plants hurt? Well, no. But my advice is to tailor the cage to what a gecko would want. They like to butt-up against things or in a cave where they are kind of protected (in their little minds) but can exit quickly as needed, or to grab a bug. One large, expansive low-height cave made from foam is better than what is mostly sold for geckos in stores. They can go under it, they can climb on it, it can cover warm areas and cooler areas. You can then glue some fake plants on top of that, or a holder for a real plant. But leave most of the cage a big crevice.
The halogen does give off such a nice warm colour. I briefly put it in Gizmo's tank to take some shots for an Arcadia Ad I was working on, and it looked so cool!
When I got my baby Harry I put him straight into a 20 gallon and he wouldn't eat even though he had plenty of coverage, so I put him in the 10 gallon for a few months and he ate the second day he was in there. Now he is back in he decked out 20 gallon and has never refused a meal again. His 1st birthday is today! I can not believe how fast he has grown and how fast time has flown by!
I’m thinking of upgrading my almost 11 month old gecko’s tank. She is right now in a exo terra medium low 20 gallon, and I’m thinking of upgrading her to the medium large which is like 37 ish gallons. She uses EVERY SINGLE BIT of her tank, on her hammock, behind her hides, out in the open, and every where else. What do you guys think? I’ve had her since August 12th 2020 and she very tame.
i used to have my gecko in a 15 gallon for three years, i just recently upgrade her to a 25 gallon, she is absolutely loving it, she is using all of her hides and playing next to plants and foliage
Yes agree all the way! I think it definitely depends on how active your particular lizard is, I upgraded my baby Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink after he reached almost full size (he was over 18 months and almost 20") I got slightly larger than recommended for an adult BTS, but he is so active and way over 2' long now that I'm going to have to upgrade to something much bigger, he is very bold and loves to explore so for him I could go much larger without any issues because he is fine at finding his heat and UVB. If he was timid and not very active he would be fine in his current tank like most other BTS.
I definitely believe bigger is better. I dream about getting my first Leo and upgrading my cresties tank once I move out. Just because an animal Is small doesn’t mean it’s enclosure should be! I think people forget these guys come from the wild sometimes. Take hamsters for example, they’re tiny little creatures but they can cover over 5 miles of flat terrain a night! Geckos may not move as much as mammals but I think they do more than just move from one cave to the next, and I’m positive they do a bit of exploring. Thank you for being such a good example in the reptile community, especially because you have shown me and others the possibilities when owning a little gecko friend
They do explore but only for a few reasons - new food source, a mate, or a seasonal retreat, such as a Winter retreat vs a Spring or Summer retreat. Other than that - they stay in a rather small home area. So they are not like mammals that migrate or sort of do, everything is much closer for a gecko. It is better to do a medium cage correctly than a giant cage incorrectly. These animals have a high predator avoidance sense. Open space is not their go-to. Yeah in captivity they tend to lose some of that response, but still, bigger is not necessarily better.
Both of my leopard geckos are kept in their own 40g breeder, lots of coverage. Also depends on personality, one likes 1 hide in particular so spends 90% of his day inside. The other 10% is spent basking under his DHP, drinking water, exploring. The other leo just loves exploring and is always out and about when his lights go off. Coverage pretty much goes for all reptiles. I have a Eastern Blue Tongue Skink, he's in a 5x2x3. Now, I added 11" of substrate because in his temporary 20g he burrowed ALL the time (also not a ton of room for hides) but in his big bioactive tank, he hasen't burrowed once in the 5 or 6 months he's been in there, and he was stuck in there as a very young juvenile. He's got plenty of places to run to.
Hi,I started watching your channel as I was researching and all the videos are so helpful even if they were 3 years ago,you inspired me so much and even though I’m still 12 I know so much about them already and got my own right now! Thank you
My girl (2 yrs) is currently living in a 36inch long by 18inch wide tank with front locking doors. She does use 90% of the space. Thinking of upgrading to something with a bit more vertical space to get some climbing decor and maybe one or two more hides.
So I am getting a 9 month old juvenile super snow leopard gecko, I just bought the 36x18x12 exo terra tank, I rather just start him off with a big tank and get him used to that versus spending $250 now on the smaller one than spending another $330 on the bigger one a couple years later
I love your videos so informative. Im getting a baby gecko in a week and im super excited! Thank you for sharing your knowledge it has helped me tremendously.
Someone was giving away one year gecko that has been living in a ten gallon tank. Needless to say, me and my daughter started building a 70 gallon vivarium into her room. Make sure the rest of her life is comfy.
AAHHH I'm sooo excited! I've been watching for almost 3 years and I decided this year for my birthday*the 11th* I'm going to get a Leo! I don't have a name yet so if you could please give me some suggestions I would appreciate it!!! 🥰❤🙏🏼🙏🏼
Yep, gonna upgrade to a 3ft tank. Do you switch your deep heat projector off at night? I'm hearing this may be benefiical because it simulates what happens in the wild, but I'm anxious to that.
I'd love to get a bigger tank for my leos if I had the money but now I have a 25g for my adult and a 10g for my baby. maybe I'll save up for that in a few years. im looking to get a 35-40g tank.
The problem with some of the large LG cages one can now see on you tube and places is that they have a great deal of wasted space that the gecko will not really use much anyway. While a 40 gal tank is fine, I think you can make a 25 gal work very well for a single gecko. Fake crevice - one big one. You can make it from foam - there are videos on you tube. Cover most of the cage bottom. That is what they like. You can go 2 stories if you want. That in a 25 gal tank is just as good as any 40 gal.
So I have a question my leo is about 3-4 months old and I am worried about putting him on a loose substrate like eco earth because I don't want him to get impacted. but when would you recommend that I put eco earth in his terrarium
Lugarti has made their own kind of deep heat projector. I would recommend an incandescent heat lamp instead as it produces more deep penetrating infrared waves than the DHP. Plus you should be able to find them better.
It depends, like if you're in the process of taming/getting them used to you, and you suddenly stop for a week, they may be a little spooked when you go to see them again. I don't think they're as sensitive to this the longer you have them.
@@leopardgeckotalk AAAAAH!!! NO WAY DID YOU JUST REPLY!!! OMG!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! Thank you so so SO much for replying! I just couldn't be with my gecko for a few months and I was just worried about her, Thank you so much! Looking forward to watch the new video!
Quarantine on paper towel for the first six weeks to monitor their health. After, good options include zoo med’s Reptisoil or a mix that’s 60% organic top soil without fertilizer and 40% playsand. Although tree fern fibre is much more environmentally sustainable if you can find it. Just make sure that your husbandry is good (hot spot of 92-95, ideally overhead heating, etc.) and they’ll do great.
sometimes when I eat skitttles I put 2 between my fingers and push them together and eat the cracked one the I do it agin with the one that didn’t crack against a new one the the last skittle is the champion and I give them to the skittle company and then I tell them to copy that one
If you have three leos it's best to just rent them a nice one bedroom apartment. Kidding of course, great videos, but they don't need crazy large space :)
This makes me want to get a cute gecko!☺️ We will go on walks on a leash and make Geico commercials.lol. 🦎gecko secretly plans on murdering me. Imagining himself as a T-Rex.
I've had my baby leopard gecko for about 2 weeks and he hasn't shed or shown signs of shedding (I'm up late at night and never see him there either) so is that normal? Should I be worried? Ps. His name is taco
@@justmedavid2977 well he east weirdly he's new like I said and he'll normal eat 5 mealworms when he does eat and maybe a cricket but he doesn't seem to like crickets very much.
@@artist_trash9547 he's probably still getting used to you. I think he's ok right now. Once he gets the hang of being fed on a regular basis he should show steadier signs of growth. Plus they tend to hide while shedding, so you might not notice signs for a while.
I've recently got myself 2 leopard geckos around 3 weeks ago. The breeder said that they're around 3 months old so I'll assume they're around 4 months old at this point. The breeder said that it's sufficient to feed 2-3 crickets 2x a week but i did my research and as i find out that as juveniles they should be fed everyday (please correct me if I'm wrong). When i got them they weigh under 10 grams at around 10cm or so. I looked up how much they should be at their age and I'm afraid they're growth is stunted. Are they underweight? And if so is there a way to get them back on track yo where they're supposed to be at? I've been feeding them 3-5 crickets a day and every other day switch to a few baby dubias and also currently keeping them in a small container (that is already 2x the size the breeder recommended for them). I'm also in the middle of creating them they're final homes where they'll have 10g each. Any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thankss :) P.s. Great video! I've been watching a lot of your videos since I've got my geckos :)
I'm more familiar with cresties but boosting a gecko's protein intake is a decent way to encourage growth so you're on the right track with giving them more insects. If you're not already you should start gut loading the insects, too, to get more nutrients in.
@@novaava Yes! I do gutload my feeder insects prior feeding it to them and also dust them with calcium and the occasional multivitamin supplements on the insects. They do look healthy, no signs of diseases or abnormalities but I'm just worried that they're underweight and I'm afraid that they'll stay small even when they're older. Thanks for the reply :)
Great video I’m about to move my baby into a 40 gallon breeder bioactive soon! Although I definitely need more plants they aren’t doing so hot even with a grow light. Any tips on how to keep plants alive?? Thanks for the video!
I think having a bigger tank with hides is good, since they get the small space in the hides, but the bigger space to explore. But obviously it depends from each leopard gecko, I am getting my Leo a bigger tank since she is mainly climbing and pretending to be a crestie 😂
With a deep heat projector, how do you provide heat during the night seeing as you would need to turn it off? My baby has a heatmat and a ceramic heat bulb, she seems to enjoy it, sleeping on her heat mat and exploring during the night. She did however lose her appetite significantly and I was told to change her heating system. I used a halogen bulb and turned it off at night as suggested, however when I did this she just hid in her warm hide the entire night and didnt come out, I then left her heat mat on and she was just stuck to it still
I rescued a leopard gecko who has been kept in a 10 gal with like the absolute bear min for the last 5 or 6 years. I just bought a 35 gal that is 3' long for him and will be building a bioactive environment for him!
Has anyone ever told you that you sound like Dianne from Shaun of the Dead? Anywho, thanks for the videos, really has helped since getting my gecko. :)
I got a night vision camer for my corn snake and found exactly the same thing, she might seem to be hiding all the time but as soon as the lights go out she was shooting around her enclosure like a crazy snake 😅 shes a particular fan of climbing and she's recently taken to burrowing at the front of the glass and creating an ant farm effect lol
Hey, im about to get a leopard gecko and i want a bioactive enclosure, i will have alot of plants in there but wjat im scared from is substrate, i want to use soil from the store it says it doesn't have fertilizer or anything toxic but youre the pro here.
Hello I’ve recently taken a quite neglected leopard gecko (stuck shed on toes, missing toes, clogged pores and hemipene plugs) should I slowly fix his issues or try to get them go ASAP. Because I also want to tame him and make in comfortable with me but he wasn’t previously held much and does like me trying remove shed
Me: *spends lots of money on hides and fake foliage for my gecko*
My gecko: *lays right next to her log*
10 gallon tanks are so cruel to me :( I felt bad so I upgraded to a 40 gallon and shes loving it
sometimes when I eat skitttles I put 2 between my fingers and push them together and eat the cracked one the I do it agin with the one that didn’t crack against a new one the the last skittle is the champion and I give them to the skittle company and then I tell them to copy that one
ikr 🥺🥺
same here
@@leopardgeckotalk I just laughed so hard because I use that emoji as a joke and it seemed like your were using it sarcastically 😂
mhm! when i first got my leopard gecko i didn’t research that much and i regret it SO much. we’re upgrading to a 40 gallon soon. he has a 15 gallon, so once i get a bigger stand i’m going to put the new tank on it. 100% doing bioactive tank.
Great video! I absolutely agree that it is super rare that an enclosure is actually too big for an animal, we need to be better as keepers to ensure the environment is what they need, and then they will be content.
Thanks :D Yeah we can always keep going bigger 😊
Great explanation! I am doing research for a leopard gecko and I will get them a 40 gallon because you are right- they will utilize the space if you give them the right things! Thanks!
Thank you :D Ah sounds awesome!
3 weeks ago I got a gecko and put him in a 10g and I bought a 20g the other day to get setup for a nicer enclosure for around the 6 month mark , thank you for all your education I’ve been watching a lot of your older videos lately and learning a lot about my new buddy
yea i used to have a 10 gallon the after 1 month i changed out to 20 gal since it looked to small for him. Then for Christmas i got a 30 gallon which works very well for my 6 y old gecko.
aww awesome, good to hear you're prepared to upgrade :D
@@leopardgeckotalkis 15 gallons fine?
@@The-lil-pumpybuy a 20 gallon long and u'll be set
Early!!! Also thank you for helping me! My geckos are healthy because you helped me so much! Mine wouldn’t eat so I watched your video and now he eats!!! :)
Aww amazing, no problem :D thank you for watching!! :)
Thanks for helping me with my gecko.
Aw no problem :D
I always enjoy your content because you've been so helpful in the time I've had my leo. In the nearly 2 years I've had him, he's thrived because of your channel specifically.
I looked at a lot of other sources in my research but yours has been the most helpful and thorough, truthfully.
From getting him okay with me touching him to giving him an environment that he loves and keeps him mentally stimulated and everything in between, your channel has been a gift honestly ❤
Mine is in a 40 gallon tank, thanks for this video, it helps a lot!
Great to hear! No problem :D
@@leopardgeckotalk :0 We meet again
Is a 3ft tank a good size? I plan on making plenty of places to chill/hide! I live near a slate mine so my vivarium will be a mix of slate and rock caves with a natural substrate and a mixture of fake plants and succulents to begin with. I want to to fit its purpose but I also want it to look attractive to the eye when viewing....I've been a fish keeper all my life and always had a 4ft tank. I had a common lizard when I was just a kid and now I have kids of my own I really fancied getting my youngest a Leo. I'm wondering if they come in more luminous colours like bright yellow/orange/green/red/pink etc????
Early! Im always hype for a new video
Started my baby Leo off in a 20 gallon when she was 3 months old, and she absolutely loved it, so I think it's definitely worth a try!
How big of a tank is she in now?
please make one of these for crested geckos
Maybe in the future :D sometimes I feel people don't want to see crestie videos 🙈
@@leopardgeckotalk i loved my Crested Gecko
@@leopardgeckotalk I specifically come to your videos for more in-depth personal opinions on Crested gecko care. You should focus on them just as much as your Leos! ❤️🦎👍🏻 keep up the great work
Yay! So happy you posted this!!! I’m getting a leopard gecko and have been binge watching your videos! I have a question on a video that you could maybe make, can you maybe go into more detail on temperatures and how many plants are to much or to little? Ilysm 💖💖💖🥺
With my geckos I tried plants but it didn't work very well, although if you get a tall enclosure my mom says it's really hard to kill a snake plant and their safe for geckos unless you have a plant light then more things can grow but if you don't I suggest a having a window near by (not on the window 5+ ft away) and like 2-3 super hardy plants, and don't put them near the heat
@@TheLizardKing140 thank you so much!
Also, the temp of the warm side should be around 95 Fahrenheit and the cold side should be about 75 Fahrenheit.
Aww thanks! Temp wish you want 90oF on the warm side, and plants, you can add lots of fake ones as they just add coverage, as for live plants, succulents are fairly hardy :)
These geckos are crevice dwellers, often choosing to squeeze between rocks/objects or under low-height ledges, etc in the ground. That kind of stuff is more useful than foliage. Ever see leopard gecko habitat? Where is all the foliage? Not really there, at least not like a jungle. Will plants hurt? Well, no. But my advice is to tailor the cage to what a gecko would want. They like to butt-up against things or in a cave where they are kind of protected (in their little minds) but can exit quickly as needed, or to grab a bug. One large, expansive low-height cave made from foam is better than what is mostly sold for geckos in stores. They can go under it, they can climb on it, it can cover warm areas and cooler areas. You can then glue some fake plants on top of that, or a holder for a real plant. But leave most of the cage a big crevice.
Thank you so much for making these videos they are extremely helpful.
Yes
Let's go lets gooooo my favorite UA-camr 😊😊😃😃
Finally a Video about this, I wasn't Sure If my Terrarium would be too Big 😅
Thanks 😄
You're welcome 😊
That is true for most prey species.....give them the security of a place to run to and you'll see them more often
I love the halogen, uvb light together I’ve noticed she’s much more active and actively basking in the open
The halogen does give off such a nice warm colour. I briefly put it in Gizmo's tank to take some shots for an Arcadia Ad I was working on, and it looked so cool!
@@leopardgeckotalk I love them and think they are a great cheaper heating source!
When I got my baby Harry I put him straight into a 20 gallon and he wouldn't eat even though he had plenty of coverage, so I put him in the 10 gallon for a few months and he ate the second day he was in there. Now he is back in he decked out 20 gallon and has never refused a meal again. His 1st birthday is today! I can not believe how fast he has grown and how fast time has flown by!
😂 I have a brother called Harry and his birthday is today too 😂
I love this community’s so much! Everyone is so helpful and positive. Thank you for making these videos it always makes my day when you post!
Same, everyone is so sweet and supportive! And no problem :D Happy to help!
Absolutely love this! Got my little one back in December and I’m currently in the process of working on an upgrade! Thank you 😊
Awesome! Good timing! :D haha
I’m thinking of upgrading my almost 11 month old gecko’s tank. She is right now in a exo terra medium low 20 gallon, and I’m thinking of upgrading her to the medium large which is like 37 ish gallons. She uses EVERY SINGLE BIT of her tank, on her hammock, behind her hides, out in the open, and every where else. What do you guys think? I’ve had her since August 12th 2020 and she very tame.
I just got a leopard gecko yesterday on Easter I luv him so much and I bought all of the right equipment for him and I named him Gerald. 😁
That's a bomb name for a gecko, I love it
As always giving me all the info I need
I used to have a 10 gallon and sand and 1 hide but now (thanks to you) I have a 20 gallon a better bedding and 2 hides
That’s great!
i used to have my gecko in a 15 gallon for three years, i just recently upgrade her to a 25 gallon, she is absolutely loving it, she is using all of her hides and playing next to plants and foliage
That’s great! She’d benefit from an even bigger enclosure though, 40 gallons or bigger is strongly recommended.
Yes agree all the way! I think it definitely depends on how active your particular lizard is, I upgraded my baby Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink after he reached almost full size (he was over 18 months and almost 20") I got slightly larger than recommended for an adult BTS, but he is so active and way over 2' long now that I'm going to have to upgrade to something much bigger, he is very bold and loves to explore so for him I could go much larger without any issues because he is fine at finding his heat and UVB. If he was timid and not very active he would be fine in his current tank like most other BTS.
Awww, that's awesome to hear!! :D
This helped me for the Size that I am going to get for Leo😄
Awesome :D
I definitely believe bigger is better. I dream about getting my first Leo and upgrading my cresties tank once I move out. Just because an animal Is small doesn’t mean it’s enclosure should be! I think people forget these guys come from the wild sometimes. Take hamsters for example, they’re tiny little creatures but they can cover over 5 miles of flat terrain a night! Geckos may not move as much as mammals but I think they do more than just move from one cave to the next, and I’m positive they do a bit of exploring. Thank you for being such a good example in the reptile community, especially because you have shown me and others the possibilities when owning a little gecko friend
They do explore but only for a few reasons - new food source, a mate, or a seasonal retreat, such as a Winter retreat vs a Spring or Summer retreat. Other than that - they stay in a rather small home area. So they are not like mammals that migrate or sort of do, everything is much closer for a gecko.
It is better to do a medium cage correctly than a giant cage incorrectly. These animals have a high predator avoidance sense. Open space is not their go-to. Yeah in captivity they tend to lose some of that response, but still, bigger is not necessarily better.
Both of my leopard geckos are kept in their own 40g breeder, lots of coverage. Also depends on personality, one likes 1 hide in particular so spends 90% of his day inside. The other 10% is spent basking under his DHP, drinking water, exploring. The other leo just loves exploring and is always out and about when his lights go off. Coverage pretty much goes for all reptiles. I have a Eastern Blue Tongue Skink, he's in a 5x2x3. Now, I added 11" of substrate because in his temporary 20g he burrowed ALL the time (also not a ton of room for hides) but in his big bioactive tank, he hasen't burrowed once in the 5 or 6 months he's been in there, and he was stuck in there as a very young juvenile. He's got plenty of places to run to.
I looked up best ways to care for a baby and your vids popped up first and they've been so helpful for when I get my gecko
Love your channel!
Thank you :D
Hi,I started watching your channel as I was researching and all the videos are so helpful even if they were 3 years ago,you inspired me so much and even though I’m still 12 I know so much about them already and got my own right now! Thank you
My girl (2 yrs) is currently living in a 36inch long by 18inch wide tank with front locking doors. She does use 90% of the space. Thinking of upgrading to something with a bit more vertical space to get some climbing decor and maybe one or two more hides.
Thanks so much for this video it was very helpful 🦎 If it weren't for you my Leo wouldn't have as good of a life as she does.
Aww thank you :D I'm glad I've been able to help :D
So I am getting a 9 month old juvenile super snow leopard gecko, I just bought the 36x18x12 exo terra tank, I rather just start him off with a big tank and get him used to that versus spending $250 now on the smaller one than spending another $330 on the bigger one a couple years later
I love your videos so informative. Im getting a baby gecko in a week and im super excited! Thank you for sharing your knowledge it has helped me tremendously.
Thank you, I’m thinking about upgrading my one year old gecko and this really helped!
Someone was giving away one year gecko that has been living in a ten gallon tank. Needless to say, me and my daughter started building a 70 gallon vivarium into her room. Make sure the rest of her life is comfy.
AAHHH I'm sooo excited! I've been watching for almost 3 years and I decided this year for my birthday*the 11th* I'm going to get a Leo! I don't have a name yet so if you could please give me some suggestions I would appreciate it!!! 🥰❤🙏🏼🙏🏼
Yep, gonna upgrade to a 3ft tank. Do you switch your deep heat projector off at night? I'm hearing this may be benefiical because it simulates what happens in the wild, but I'm anxious to that.
I have deep heat projectors with ceramic bulbs in it..
I assume you use something else for your geckos?
Love that you put a pilea in there
I got mine new front opening 34gal (24"x18"x18") habitats. I'm just having a hard time figuring out how to use the virtual space.
Love this video!
I'd love to get a bigger tank for my leos if I had the money but now I have a 25g for my adult and a 10g for my baby. maybe I'll save up for that in a few years. im looking to get a 35-40g tank.
The problem with some of the large LG cages one can now see on you tube and places is that they have a great deal of wasted space that the gecko will not really use much anyway. While a 40 gal tank is fine, I think you can make a 25 gal work very well for a single gecko. Fake crevice - one big one. You can make it from foam - there are videos on you tube. Cover most of the cage bottom. That is what they like. You can go 2 stories if you want. That in a 25 gal tank is just as good as any 40 gal.
Diego is so cute!
So I have a question my leo is about 3-4 months old and I am worried about putting him on a loose substrate like eco earth because I don't want him to get impacted. but when would you recommend that I put eco earth in his terrarium
Great tank setup btw
Why is the deep heat projector so hard to find?? Are there other brands? Everywhere I look is either sold out or too expensive.
Lugarti has made their own kind of deep heat projector. I would recommend an incandescent heat lamp instead as it produces more deep penetrating infrared waves than the DHP. Plus you should be able to find them better.
What type of substrate are you using in this video?
Hi! Just wondering, if you dont play with your gecko for a long time, will they forget you?
It depends, like if you're in the process of taming/getting them used to you, and you suddenly stop for a week, they may be a little spooked when you go to see them again. I don't think they're as sensitive to this the longer you have them.
@@leopardgeckotalk AAAAAH!!! NO WAY DID YOU JUST REPLY!!! OMG!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! Thank you so so SO much for replying! I just couldn't be with my gecko for a few months and I was just worried about her, Thank you so much! Looking forward to watch the new video!
My leo lives in a large low exo terra which is about equivalent to a 40 gallon breeder, he has 4 hides and a deep heat projected
Thanks for the vid I have a 20 gallon for mine
I love your videos and geckos.
Nice video this is super helpful! Also what substrate would you recommend for a baby leopard gecko?
Quarantine on paper towel for the first six weeks to monitor their health. After, good options include zoo med’s Reptisoil or a mix that’s 60% organic top soil without fertilizer and 40% playsand. Although tree fern fibre is much more environmentally sustainable if you can find it.
Just make sure that your husbandry is good (hot spot of 92-95, ideally overhead heating, etc.) and they’ll do great.
Im planning on getting a baby leopard gecko so these videos have been very helpful
It will be my first one
My gecko's tank is 36x18x18 and she goes all over!
in my opinion, a leopard gecko should have a leopard sized tank, as a leopard is its primary food source
sometimes when I eat skitttles I put 2 between my fingers and push them together and eat the cracked one the I do it agin with the one that didn’t crack against a new one the the last skittle is the champion and I give them to the skittle company and then I tell them to copy that one
@@dremz9018 heard this but with m&ms
@@dremz9018 ok but plz don’t spam this
I just got my first leopard gecko! Her name is Lila!
Yay! So happy for you 😁 I have 2 leos and they are AMAZING
what a beautiful name! so happy for you!
Thank you! She’s the best
Good luck with her!
Awesome!!! Good luck on your husbandry journey!!!
Whats a 20 gallon tank in cm? Is it 60cm long?
Good video
ty for making this video
I’ve been watching your videos since December in case I get a leopard gecko. I’ve been begging for one and yet still nothing so far
If you have three leos it's best to just rent them a nice one bedroom apartment. Kidding of course, great videos, but they don't need crazy large space :)
This makes me want to get a cute gecko!☺️ We will go on walks on a leash and make Geico commercials.lol. 🦎gecko secretly plans on murdering me. Imagining himself as a T-Rex.
I've had my baby leopard gecko for about 2 weeks and he hasn't shed or shown signs of shedding (I'm up late at night and never see him there either) so is that normal? Should I be worried?
Ps. His name is taco
How much do you feed Taco in one sitting?
@@justmedavid2977 well he east weirdly he's new like I said and he'll normal eat 5 mealworms when he does eat and maybe a cricket but he doesn't seem to like crickets very much.
@@artist_trash9547 he's probably still getting used to you. I think he's ok right now. Once he gets the hang of being fed on a regular basis he should show steadier signs of growth. Plus they tend to hide while shedding, so you might not notice signs for a while.
@@justmedavid2977 okay thank you! He's my first leopard gecko so I'm super nervous!
@@artist_trash9547 no problem, I've been there before.
What substrate do you recommend for a leopard gecko?
How do you do a full tank clean when you have a clean up crew?
Btw thanks for giving me great info to keeping my little friends happy.
Thank you, this has helped me a lot.
3:41 wow that's interesting because mine's likes the open area more and hardly goes in their house🤔
Thank you soooo much i jest moved my leopard gecko stormey and is a 34 gal to big?? And i think i need more coverage. But thank you so much😊💖
Funny I was JUST researching alot of this lol THANK YOU just looking into getting one not sure yet cause looking into a job atm
I've recently got myself 2 leopard geckos around 3 weeks ago. The breeder said that they're around 3 months old so I'll assume they're around 4 months old at this point. The breeder said that it's sufficient to feed 2-3 crickets 2x a week but i did my research and as i find out that as juveniles they should be fed everyday (please correct me if I'm wrong). When i got them they weigh under 10 grams at around 10cm or so. I looked up how much they should be at their age and I'm afraid they're growth is stunted. Are they underweight? And if so is there a way to get them back on track yo where they're supposed to be at? I've been feeding them 3-5 crickets a day and every other day switch to a few baby dubias and also currently keeping them in a small container (that is already 2x the size the breeder recommended for them). I'm also in the middle of creating them they're final homes where they'll have 10g each. Any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thankss :)
P.s. Great video! I've been watching a lot of your videos since I've got my geckos :)
I'm more familiar with cresties but boosting a gecko's protein intake is a decent way to encourage growth so you're on the right track with giving them more insects. If you're not already you should start gut loading the insects, too, to get more nutrients in.
@@novaava Yes! I do gutload my feeder insects prior feeding it to them and also dust them with calcium and the occasional multivitamin supplements on the insects. They do look healthy, no signs of diseases or abnormalities but I'm just worried that they're underweight and I'm afraid that they'll stay small even when they're older. Thanks for the reply :)
Great video I’m about to move my baby into a 40 gallon breeder bioactive soon! Although I definitely need more plants they aren’t doing so hot even with a grow light. Any tips on how to keep plants alive?? Thanks for the video!
I like this
I think having a bigger tank with hides is good, since they get the small space in the hides, but the bigger space to explore. But obviously it depends from each leopard gecko, I am getting my Leo a bigger tank since she is mainly climbing and pretending to be a crestie 😂
Mine is the same way😂
@@samanthap9161 😂
Do you have any tips of picking crested geckos up, I can handle it but I'm scared of getting jumpscared or something when I pick him up
Hi, I’m a new leopard gecko owner and I was just wondering if granules is a good substrate
Thank you for this advice I'm getting a leopard geko in a few months
With a deep heat projector, how do you provide heat during the night seeing as you would need to turn it off? My baby has a heatmat and a ceramic heat bulb, she seems to enjoy it, sleeping on her heat mat and exploring during the night. She did however lose her appetite significantly and I was told to change her heating system. I used a halogen bulb and turned it off at night as suggested, however when I did this she just hid in her warm hide the entire night and didnt come out, I then left her heat mat on and she was just stuck to it still
Deep heat emits no light, or so little you will not notice.
oh!! I feel so silly now 😅 thank you sm :)
Hey I've got a question why does Mt gecko charge me
How do I send you a picture of my tank to make a lot of videos with a picture of your tank
If you post a video of your enclosure and link it, I can help. Or you could just describe your setup here.
My tank is around 20 gallons. He is a juvenile, and I am wondering if that is a good size, or if I need to upgeade. Please get back to me if you can!
upgrade if you can more than minimum space is almost always better just remember her points and you should be good
I rescued a leopard gecko who has been kept in a 10 gal with like the absolute bear min for the last 5 or 6 years. I just bought a 35 gal that is 3' long for him and will be building a bioactive environment for him!
My gecko has a 20 gallon tank, but I am making her a new one, and it is about 33 inches x 28 inches, with more things for her to climb on.
Thanks for the help
Has anyone ever told you that you sound like Dianne from Shaun of the Dead? Anywho, thanks for the videos, really has helped since getting my gecko. :)
I got a night vision camer for my corn snake and found exactly the same thing, she might seem to be hiding all the time but as soon as the lights go out she was shooting around her enclosure like a crazy snake 😅 shes a particular fan of climbing and she's recently taken to burrowing at the front of the glass and creating an ant farm effect lol
haha that's brilliant! I'm so glad we can get little cameras like that to spy on our pets 😊
thanks for this addvice
Hi my gecko bit of part of his toe will he be ok???
Yeah u might want to switch over to a paper towel flooring just so it’s clean and won’t get infected and get a humid hide so he doesn’t do it again
@@steelerssuck2678 i am a first time owner sonthank you so much! i will do that
So can I use exo terra tank 36x12x18
Yes
The Artsy Gecko won’t it be to big
For juvinile
@@Blackie664 no, it’s not too big
Gryllidae per Kcal how
I need help handling my year old leo
TANK you😉
Lol
Hello im early can you say hi to my phoneix leopard gecko
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I didn’t understand what the overhead heat source you said you use? I just rescued a gecko who only had a heat mat and she isn’t eating.
Hey, im about to get a leopard gecko and i want a bioactive enclosure, i will have alot of plants in there but wjat im scared from is substrate, i want to use soil from the store it says it doesn't have fertilizer or anything toxic but youre the pro here.
Hello I’ve recently taken a quite neglected leopard gecko (stuck shed on toes, missing toes, clogged pores and hemipene plugs) should I slowly fix his issues or try to get them go ASAP. Because I also want to tame him and make in comfortable with me but he wasn’t previously held much and does like me trying remove shed
Where did you get that Cork. I'm thinking of getting some.