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how do i know if my gecko is getting enough water? i work during the day so i dont really see him/or her whatever it is.. drinking however i do see some sand particals in the bowl..would that be a indication that its drinking or no?

i want to make sure my gecko is healthy! and being a beginner at this i don't know what to look for! help!

~kayla
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..she sees in black and white, while she dreams in color..

assume she is fine and drinking enough until she seems unhealthy.
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Joe-male normal, Annie-female normal, Skyler-male tremper tangerine albino, Nova-female tremper albino, unnamed-unsexed tremper? albino, Emily-female hypo "ghost", Lydia-female jungle, Banana-female Jungle *deceaced*, Katie-female super-hypo tangerine, Embryo-unsexed blizzard *deceased*, Luke-male blizzard, Carol-female blizzard, Corneileus-male snow cornsnake, Rosy-female albino cornsnake, Andre-male kitty cat.

soon to be added: 1.3 SHCTs, tremper giant albino, 1.1 san felipe rosy boas, 1.2 leusistic bearded dragons

Is it a baby? Sometimes babies wont drink from a bowl Ive heard, and Ive read that you should mist them daily so they get enough water.
If its an adult, i wouldnt worry at all, Ive never seen my gecko drink from the bowl, though Ive only had her for 51 days now. She probably drinks at night when your asleep.

If she is still young make sure she is either misted a lot, or you have a humid hide. A lot of babies wont drink from a bowl, but they will drink the drops around their inclosure. Ive whitnessed a couple of my adults drinking. they lap it up like a dog. Its cute! I actually had a chance to see a baby drink to. It lapped up the water right off the moist paper towel in its enclosure.

Ed