I currently have a 10 foot burmese python, and two red tail boas, I was looking on some local animal rescue websites because I've been looking to rescue another burm when I saw something that just killed me inside. I saw a set of three SKINNY leopard geckos that need a good home, I'm just 16 but I'm already addicted to reptiles and couldn't help myself I knew I just had to have these guys. Its a set of one male and two females and they are gonna come with their whole setup, but I have an open tank just incase theirs isn't big enough. I've read that they don't need UV lights so what do you use to heat their tanks, an under the tank heating pad or a regular light? Will a diet of mealworms and cricket work? Do I have to cover them in calcium powder if I have a seperate dish of it in the tank with them? Some places I read you feed them every day and others I read every other day so which is it? Also what is the best kind of substrate to use? Sorry the post is so long but I'm really looking forward to getting these guys and wanna know everything I can.
Thanks for any help you can give,
Katy
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About to adopt first geckos!!
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Congradulations on having the courage on owning a burmese.
Now about the Geckos.
They should have at least a 20 gallon long. The male should be seperate from the females because he could kill them if they are to small. So put him in a 10 gallon.
A under tank heater is all you really need. If you want to have a nice naturalistic setup you will want a low wattage bulb. You will rarely see them in the day anyways...
Crickets and mealworms are fine. Having a calcium bowl is good but even then I dust their foods about once a week. If they are skinny I would feed them every day until they get to a good size then you can slow down the feeding.
As for the substrate there are many arguments. Stay away from sand or something that could become a problem in their digestive tract. I am pretty much saying paper towels or slate. You can get slate at most hardware stores. (lowes, home depot...)
I hope this helped.
-Owen
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