Hey, my leo is about 3-4 months old, and it just sits around all day and all night. it is active when i take it out of the cage, but otherwise just sits in its cave, occasionally poking it's head out to grab a cricket. i use a 40 watt blacklight at night. could the temperatures be too cool at night for the gecko to be actice? unfortunatley i cant read the thermometer at night, but it should be around 73-75 degrees.
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lazy gecko?
jaybfresh
May 14, 2003 10:25 PM
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geeboo
May 15, 2003 12:46 AM
Sounds kinda like normal leo behavior for some. You should have a constant heat gradient all the time. 87 to 90 degrees on the warm side down to 70,75 on the cool side 24/7. The leo will put himself where he wants to be heat wise.
artsykitten
May 15, 2003 09:43 AM
Also.. unless you stay up all night watchin him, how can you be sure he doesnt come out at night? =) if hes eating ok, and you have the right temps for the daytime (sounds like you have them correct for the nightime), i'm sure he's probably just a little shy, and he probably does come out at night while you are asleep.
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