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gettin my leo to lose her habit of going under the paper towels. everytime i try to feed her, i lift up the paper towel and she gets excited and wont eat. but before she would be in her hide and i'd put a mealworm in front of her and she'd eat right away.
and suggestions?
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1.1.1 High Yellow Leos_ 0.1 Albino Leo_ 2.4 Hamsters_ 1.1 Budgies

Well, if you could find a way to fasten the paper towel to the bottom, that would keep her out. Tape can be dangerous if your leo can get to it, but here's the setup I use.

I have an UTH, which is a little too hot for the tank. Rather than spending money on a thermostat, I layed down a piece of (free from the grocery store) corrugated cardboard that is cut to almost exactly fit the tank. I wrap it in paper towel and set it into the tank. With the paper towel wrapped around it, there's no where to hide.

When cleaning day comes around, I can lift the cardboard out and easily wrap it in paper towel. You can tape the PT around the backside if you need to, but it usually isn't necessary.

I don't know if this would work for you with your setup, but you can probably find some lighter cereal boxboard that will work just as well and won't significantly inhibit the heat (if that's a concern).
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Blaine

0.0.1 HY/Patternless/Normal Leo (Echo)

It's kind of funny that I've never had a problem with bugs crawling under the paper towels, but my first hatchlings did it constantly for the first few days. They were so tiny, I wouldn't even notice right away. I don't use tape, but just put the hides and dishes in the right spots of the tank to hold the paper towels down flat.
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)