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I recently bought 2 baby lep geckos from my neighborhood pet store. Their tank setup is caclium sand, a cave to hide in, a peice of tree bark to climbon.. water dish.. and a 3 in 1 cave with moss in it. I only see 1 active gecko at night.. I try to feed the daily.. I only see 1 eat (live krickets /w calcium vitD powder). The other is in the 3 in 1 cave.. I rarly see him/her the temp of the sand I believe last time I checked with a meat thero. was 80-85. Is it possable that there both males and there fighting for area in the tank.. or that he/she is sick or sheding.. need some help here..

Well, the first thing everyone will say is "ditch the calcium sand for playsand and don't use sand at all until they're older". Just thought I'd be the first to say it. Next, you say your temps are 80-85, but where? You should have one basking spot of about 90 and the other side of the tank should be mid-seventies. If your setup is right, then it may just be that you have one gecko that's more shy. Try putting a dish of mealworms in the tank at all times. That way you know that the shy gecko at least has an opportunity to eat.
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Well, there not babys.. they look to be juvys.. It was I believe 90 degrees under the main shelter.. and a 3 in 1 cave on the otherside. They dont really eat the sand at all, at least the active one.. and not that I think of it.. I think my other one is shy.. When I bought her/him, he/she was under a rock to start out with, but I am very concerned that he/she isnt eating. Do you think that I should get an undertank heater?

>>Well, there not babys.. they look to be juvys.. It was I believe 90 degrees under the main shelter.. and a 3 in 1 cave on the otherside. They dont really eat the sand at all, at least the active one.. and not that I think of it.. I think my other one is shy.. When I bought her/him, he/she was under a rock to start out with, but I am very concerned that he/she isnt eating. Do you think that I should get an undertank heater?

An Undertank Heater is the most ideal method of supplying heat to Leopard Geckos. Since they are nocturnal Geckos, they absorb all of their heat at night off of the rocks and the ground, which has captured the heat during the day.

As for the sand... I used Calcium Sand for 10 years. Recently I have tried Reptile Carpet, and now I use Paper Towels. My geckos seem to thrive 100% better on the non loose substrate. If you are looking for something more natural looking, I can suggest using slate tile which can be picked up at either Home Depot or Lowe's for usually under $5.

How big of a size difference is there between the two geckos. From the two post you've made, it seems as if the gecko that is "shy," has been getting bullied, both in the pet store and under your care. The best way to go about stopping the bullying, would be to separate the two. I went through this with my first two Leopard Geckos as well. I let them live together for the first 10 years, recently splitting them up. The Alpha Female (Female who ran the show) was always bigger. Now that I've split them up, they are roughly the same size, 48 Grams and 49 Grams.

Hope this helps! Any more questions, feel free to ask!
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