Im Thinking Of Converting

[matchstickman47]

ahh so my 60 litre is only homed too a few fish that i rescued.. planning on giving them back now they r healthy(ish)
so im wondering if i could get a leopard gecko ... its reasonable tall and it is 2 ft long... (i think thats the minimum)
Realy excited .....

few questions...

are aquariums suitable (obv without the water )

er im aware you need a heat mat ..

n other stuff but ill get that another time ...

any one else keep em?

 

[Sean W.]

My step dad has 4 lepard geckos... and 2 bearded dragons.

he just has a heat lamp. hes had 2 of his lepard geckos for 18 years...

 

[matchstickman47]

they r sooo awesome ....

i always say.. 'you cant pick up a fish and put it on your shoulder... like a G'

hahaha

yeh im only guna get one .. tank isnt big enough for 2
you only need a heat mat for leopard gecks......

er should i still use the same light

 

[Sean W.]

he keeps each lizard in different tanks...

 

[saskachewan]

I have leos. I don't know how much 60 liters is, but a small leo can be housed in a 20 gallon tank. A larger one maybe 40 gallons?

 

[catfish00]

you could get some skinks or a bearded pygmy chameleon but they are very small they get to 8cm and that is an adult they are very small

 

[Jade107]

you could get some skinks or a bearded pygmy chameleon but they are very small they get to 8cm and that is an adult they are very small

My friend has a leopard gecko. I'm not sure how old he is but he's huge. And his tail is really...flabby lol. They aren't very active, atleast not him. They bought a special tank for him, made just for reptiles. It has some sort of heating lamp that keeps him warm. They are very cute though.

 

[catfish00]

My older leopard geckos has a very very fat tail it funny when it walkes

 

[kiriyama]

Hi , leopard gecko very easy to keep, sand or bark substrate, if using bark you should microwave it first. May be able to use vermiculite(spelling?) not 100% sure. heat mat placed at on side of the tank (underneath) to allow a heat gradient , i.e. hot one side cooler the other ,the gecko will find where it is most comoertable,.
small cave or shelter , something to climb , i.e. wood. lighting not essential as can make the tank hot. a small low wattage red bulb can be fun at night though
a plant mister to add humidity now and again
feed small BROWN crickets , "load" them first i.e. feed them some orange slice to get vitamins into them as crickets are just shells. you can dust them with calcium powder prior to feeding
fresh water , you can add special vitamin and mineral drops at a later stage
store crickets in fridge , slows down metabolism they will live longer also easier to catch ha ha
you can get special pulse heaters etc but a heat mat does the job adequately.
black crickets can be fed when gecko is larger but black ones are bloody noisy, older gecko can also eat mealworms waxworms but just full of fat , also hoppers , and maybe the occassional pinky or half pinky.
sorry for going on and on and on and on
hope this helps a bit

 

[KingOfTheSea]

NEVER EVER keep Leopard geckos on sand, they arnt even from a place where its sandy in the wild so do not use it. Kitchen paper is the best. As for a pulse heater I think you are talking about a termostat which is a MUST for keeping any reptile. It makes sure the heat mat doesnt over heat and burn your leo.

If you are using a glass tank, i would cover 3 sides with cork bark sheets and leave the front open for you to look in and also to stop heat escaping so easily.

You will also need things like hides, 1 at each end, then a moist hide at the warm end, water bowl, something rough for him to rub up againsed when shedding. A calcium dish, vits and minerals etc

Do a search on google for leopard gecko caresheets and have a read through it all

 

[catfish00]

you put them in casa dust

 

[kiriyama]

They don't have kitchen towel in the wild

 

[DarkEntity]

NEVER EVER keep Leopard geckos on sand, they arnt even from a place where its sandy in the wild so do not use it. Kitchen paper is the best. As for a pulse heater I think you are talking about a termostat which is a MUST for keeping any reptile. It makes sure the heat mat doesnt over heat and burn your leo.

If you are using a glass tank, i would cover 3 sides with cork bark sheets and leave the front open for you to look in and also to stop heat escaping so easily.

You will also need things like hides, 1 at each end, then a moist hide at the warm end, water bowl, something rough for him to rub up againsed when shedding. A calcium dish, vits and minerals etc

Do a search on google for leopard gecko caresheets and have a read through it all

uhm, thats not exactly correct.

The native habitat of the leopard gecko is the rocky, dry grassland and desert regions of south-Asian Afghanistan, Pakistan, north-west India, and parts of Iran. So a sand substrate is perfectly acceptable.

 

[kiriyama]

NEVER EVER keep Leopard geckos on sand, they arnt even from a place where its sandy in the wild so do not use it. Kitchen paper is the best. As for a pulse heater I think you are talking about a termostat which is a MUST for keeping any reptile. It makes sure the heat mat doesnt over heat and burn your leo.

If you are using a glass tank, i would cover 3 sides with cork bark sheets and leave the front open for you to look in and also to stop heat escaping so easily.

You will also need things like hides, 1 at each end, then a moist hide at the warm end, water bowl, something rough for him to rub up againsed when shedding. A calcium dish, vits and minerals etc

Do a search on google for leopard gecko caresheets and have a read through it all

Sorry mate , how stupid of me..... wasnt actually talking about a termostat but indeed a pulse heater , it goes at the top of the tank and powers a ceramic bulb and has absolutely hee haw to do with a heat mat.
As for sand , what myself and other rep keepers found that was when the female wanted to lay her aggs she would kick sand into the water dish and throw it all over the place to bury the eggs , the geckos never complained and were NEVER EVER at any risk that I or my friends could think of , please enlighten me

 

[KingOfTheSea]

NEVER EVER keep Leopard geckos on sand, they arnt even from a place where its sandy in the wild so do not use it. Kitchen paper is the best. As for a pulse heater I think you are talking about a termostat which is a MUST for keeping any reptile. It makes sure the heat mat doesnt over heat and burn your leo.

If you are using a glass tank, i would cover 3 sides with cork bark sheets and leave the front open for you to look in and also to stop heat escaping so easily.

You will also need things like hides, 1 at each end, then a moist hide at the warm end, water bowl, something rough for him to rub up againsed when shedding. A calcium dish, vits and minerals etc

Do a search on google for leopard gecko caresheets and have a read through it all

Sorry mate , how stupid of me..... wasnt actually talking about a termostat but indeed a pulse heater , it goes at the top of the tank and powers a ceramic bulb and has absolutely hee haw to do with a heat mat.
As for sand , what myself and other rep keepers found that was when the female wanted to lay her aggs she would kick sand into the water dish and throw it all over the place to bury the eggs , the geckos never complained and were NEVER EVER at any risk that I or my friends could think of , please enlighten me

No need to take an agressive tone. Leopard geckos come from a habitat that is mostly hard flat mud a flat rock surface, NOT from anywhere with deep sand. Leos will ingest sand when hunting prey, often in large ammounts and this causes impaction. Which in most cases kills leos. Yes they may lay in it, but there are plenty of less dangerous substrates for your leo to lay in. I mean, not keeping leos on sand is basic knowledge.

Also I assumed you meant a pulse stat as heat lamps arnt seen as the best/easiest method of providing heat to a leo.