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HI,
I am going to get a Leopard Gecko soon but before I get it I want to make sure I can take care of him/her properly. If you tetll me what all I would need and need to do that would be great. Thank you very much.

If you look at the top of this page, there is a link to "Care Sheets/FAQs/Features", where you can find basic information about housing and feeding. You could also do an internet search for leopard gecko care sheets.

If you have specific questions after reading some of the published info, just ask!
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0.0.2 leos
1.0.0 spouse

Your best bet is to get a leopard gecko book, particularily "The Leopard Gecko Manual" by Phillippe de Vosjoli, Roger Klingenberg, Ron Tremprt and Brian Viets. READ IT. You can get it at almost any pet store and it covers pretty well everything you need to know.

ALSO...
Go back through these forum pages and look at the topics that seem interesting, you can learn lots and lots. (People get a little ugly answering the same questions all the time so make sure and do your research first before asking general questions like, "I jst got a gecko, what do I do?)

Once have your gecko and everything is going well you will probably have little questions that aren't answered in the book (Like setting up a breeding rack etc.) From there you can search tons of different websites and keep up with this forum and soon you will be the one answering the questions!

Good Luck,
Trevor

Thank you very much,
I am probably going to go out today or tomrrow to get the book. I have also been researching on the internet which has been helpful although I have seen many websites that say the oposite of otheres lol. Once again thank you.

10 gal tank
heat mat
water dish
mealworm dish (not a must)
Hides
Mealworms
Crickets
calcium
vitamins & minerals

Most people recommend using Paper towels as the substrate. leopard geckos need to have a warm side the tank and a cool side. The warm side should be about 80-90 degrees. The cool side being around 75. Leopard geckos need hiding place. SO you could put one on the cool side and one on the warm side. The are nocturnal lil guys. Ok for feeding..If you have a juvie Feed him every day dusted crickets and mealworms. One your Leo is a sub adult or adult feed them every other day and they only need their food items to be dusted once a week. ANd always keep fresh water available.

If nayone feels the need to correct anything I have said feel free to do so..=) I hope I have helped

Danielle

THANK YOU!! Thank you very very much that helped alot!! We already have some of the things we need here because we also have 2 snakes. BUt thank you once again