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Lardman Jun 30, 2004 07:37 PM

Im about to get a leopard gecko, but i dont know what the subtrate temp should be. I read many books but none say. i have a custom biult enclosure, that can hold to leos. My heat pad warms one half of the substrate to a constant 100^F.(is this to warm) The other half is about 80^F. Air temp around 787^- 82^F. I dont want to get the gecko untill i get my temps right. (I would post i pic if i new how)

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xelda Jun 30, 2004 07:49 PM

It should be about 90 degrees on the floor of the warm side of the tank. The heat pad should only cover about a third of the tank though instead of half.

The books say to have at least one hide on each side of the tank, but my leos enjoy having a hide in the middle as well. (Or at least a hide that partially covers both the warm and the middle temps.)
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