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what if I have to use repti bark?? how many inches between the uth and the leo??? please recomend cheap rheostats and breeders in Wisconsin

thanks in advance)

Why do you have to? Papertowel is cheaper and easier to clean the feces up in! But anyhow. I todl you the two leo breeders that i knew of in WI in the last two post, sorry i dont know more they have a few common people on the classifieds saling a few also so check there you might not be able to find any cheaper than crested gecko they have real nice ones there. rheostat try here under the thermostats.

http://www.reptiledepot.com/
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The gecko's health is at risk with bark. A hundred dollar (at least) vet bill for impaction or death is not worth the chance. Please use slate, tiles (not slippery), papertowels, repticarpet they all are reusable or cleanable. I use large pieces of slate (you can go to Homedepot or Lowews and they will give you broken pieces for FREE!!!!) and then clean them everyday and put them back in. (Make sure you bake and bleach anything first before it goes in the cage!!!!).

Reptibark, and any bark is not veyr safe at all for leos. Firstly leos can very easyly get impacted on it, and secondly the bark would hold to much moisture possible causing respitory infections and also the bark will irritate the skin. A much cheaper and much safer alternative would be to use paper towels or slate. :-]

I think you got the message from everyone else not to use reptibark...and a great bredder from Wisconsin is Garrick from crestedgecko.com he has great healthy animals and you could get an albino or possibly a tang from him for the same as a normal from petco/petsmart just give him a call and im sure he could make arrangements for you to pick a leo out or pick one up. I attached a pic of the leo i bought from him for $40!

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-Bryan

First off, paper towels are safer and more practical than repti bark not to mention that they are way cheaper. If you want to get more fancy, then tiles and slate pieces will cost you a bit more, but you will never have to replace them like you will have to with repti-bark...all you have to do is rinse them off.

Cleo
1:1 leos (6 eggs cooking)