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herphaven1
at Wed May 16 12:51:18 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by herphaven1 ]
>>Hello everyone.
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>>First of all lemme say im an experienced herp keeper with many many herps in my collection. Now my interest has turned to these little guys who i think are awesome looking and from what ive seen in the pet store seem to be pretty inquisetive and tame.
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>>I was thinking of getting a group of females or a male and 2 females or so, to see if i can get them to breed. ive read around and seen / heard they are pretty easy to get breeding.
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>>So i have a few questions.... For 2 -3 geckos how much living space do they need; ie - maybe a 20 long?. What kind of substrate, i plan to get them as babies as i do with all my herps so I AM the one to raise them. As a staple i would like to give them phoenix worms ( i give them to my dragons and they love em') ive read nothing but good things abt the worms and of course the occasional cricket and meal worm to add variety.
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>>what kind of lighting for say the 20 long? a 60 watt? of course they would need a UVB source so thats not a problem. Ive read that temps should stay in the mid to high 80's (82-88) and that night temps can go as low as 65!!!!! with no ill effect. which is ok cuz it gets abt 70 here when everyone goes to sleep at my house.
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>>i kno they need a nice humid hide box as most herps do for shedding and for the fact that they eat thier skin...nutritious for them im sure.
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>>any other things im missing would be good kno!
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>>Thanks Everyone!!!!
For 3 Leos I would get a 30. 10 gallons per gecko,house them on Paper Towel since its the safest,Mealworms would be a good staple with crickets once a week or so maybe twice. Phoenix worms have been known to over calcify geckos so save them as a treat a few times a month.And they DO NOT NEED UVB, they are nocturnal and HATE HATE HATE bright lights, just get a UTH since they prefer belly heat,as long as you have enough hides for each gecko they should be fine. Good luck!
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RE: Newbie To Leopard Gecko's - herphaven1, Wed May 16 12:51:18 2007