I don't use Repticage carpet in my cages. I find that carpet is too hard to keep clean and germ-free. I use a washed sand=box sand that I have found goes through the system when ingested.



I have light on my cages during the day to provide heat and let the leos know that it is daytime because they are in a room with the curtains closed. The lights are out at night.



I feed my leos gutloaded, dusted crickets, superworms, waxworms, silkworms, etc. I feel that variety is good for them. We might survive eating only potatoes...but we might not be as healthy as we could. The insects are free in the cage. I dust with calcium at almost every feeding, and with calcium/D3 powder lightly twice a month and with a vitamin powder twice a month.



I have a thermometer strip in the cage that is able to be moved if I want to see the temperatures in other areas of the cage.



I don't have a well, and have used tap water that has been left out overnight because we have chlorine in the system. I've had one of my groups of geckos for over 11 years and they don't seem to have suffered from it. There is quite a bit of calcium in hard water and quite a few other useful minerals too.



I know that many people have provided some type of nesting material in the hides, but I never have. I have had no problems with the shedding as long as they have something to rub against to take the shed off.



Hope this helps!

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