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Whatsup guys? im new to the forum and i just bought a male albino leopard gecko today. I did a decent amount of research on different reptiles before i decided on the leopard gecko, but now that i own one i have a couple of questions.
I got a UVA light to heat the tank, it keeps it around 90-95 and when i turn it off at night the tank drops to about 74. after reading a couple posts on here though, apparently i should have gotten an UTH.. is the UVA lamp okay?
Also, at night i usually have a cieling lamp on until im going to sleep.. since i dont want to disturb the geckos sleeping patterns its off for tonight, but in general would it be a bad idea to keep the gecko in a lit room as long as its UVA light was turned off? i think if it is going to be a problem i'll move the tank onto a shelf to keep white light out and use an infared light to see him at night.
The last question i have is about providing a separate moist hide. Is it necessary? The guy who guided me through buying everything at the pet store said he mists his leo once a week instead of providing a humid hide. is that a good idea? i dont even think theres humid hides in the desert where there native?
thanks for any help, before this gecko i had a red eared slider turtle that lived to be 10 years old.. theres a big difference between the two though and i got a lot to learn haha
I got a UVA light to heat the tank, it keeps it around 90-95 and when i turn it off at night the tank drops to about 74. after reading a couple posts on here though, apparently i should have gotten an UTH.. is the UVA lamp okay?
Also, at night i usually have a cieling lamp on until im going to sleep.. since i dont want to disturb the geckos sleeping patterns its off for tonight, but in general would it be a bad idea to keep the gecko in a lit room as long as its UVA light was turned off? i think if it is going to be a problem i'll move the tank onto a shelf to keep white light out and use an infared light to see him at night.
The last question i have is about providing a separate moist hide. Is it necessary? The guy who guided me through buying everything at the pet store said he mists his leo once a week instead of providing a humid hide. is that a good idea? i dont even think theres humid hides in the desert where there native?
thanks for any help, before this gecko i had a red eared slider turtle that lived to be 10 years old.. theres a big difference between the two though and i got a lot to learn haha