lightin and feedin

[mrs looney]

hello there , basically i got my leopard gecko on tuesday and he hasent eaten very much .. is that because he is in a new invirament?? he as eaten in total 7 crickets over the last 2 days .... 3 on tuesday night and 4 last night... is it best to feed him when i turn the uv light off in his tank?? because that is what im gunna try n do tonight... coz he tends to eat the crickets when im asleep.... also im leavin the uv light on from 8 in the mornin till 8 at night is that ok?? dnt want him gettin to cold ...

( someone has told me i can use uv light is this ture)

 

[im faster]

Yes it may take a couple weeks..

7 crickets is fine for 2 days...
especially depending on size

You do NOT need a UV light for them they are nocturnal

you need to provide belly heat..
go buy a under tank heat pad..
and ditch the light UNLESS you cant keep the ambient temps up.. then the light can be used for that

 

[mrs looney]

i have a heat pad but it stays at 80c wen i havent got the light on which is there night temputure and its gose up to 90c durin the day with the uv light so thats why i have it on ... will it be harmfull to him in any way he dnt seem bothered

 

[im faster]

what substrate are you using?

im what is the temperature on the ground where the heat pad is

 

[mrs looney]

i wouldnt know?? how am i ment to take a readin of that i just have a thermoniter on the hot side stuck to the bck of the tank in the middle

 

[mrs looney]

and what do u mean by substrate?

 

[im faster]

Substrate is bedding..

u can use a heat temp gun or a thermometer with a prob

like this

 

[mrs looney]

bedding? i dnt have beddin i have moss?? that i ment to put in there and make it moist wen he starts sheadin ... am i ment to have beddin?? u havent answered my question about the light can it do any harm to my gecko? i also have calcium sand in the bottem of the tank and the ground floor temputrue is about 24fh- 82c i think

 

[im faster]

post a picture of your tank

 

[im faster]

the calcium sand is the substrate..

1st thing is to through it out..
the if you MUST use sand use play sand..
leos will try to get calcium from the sand causing impaction possibly..

replace it with paper towels..

the light will not hurt.. its just not necessary

 

[mrs looney]

to be fair i have never seen him try n eat the sand because he has calcium supplerments so dnt think that will be a problem to be fair by hey ho im not the exspert... i was told the uv light could be faital to my gecko

 

[mrs looney]

 

[mrs looney]

can u see that pic coz i cant lol

 

[im faster]

nope upload to

www.tinypic.com

 

[mrs looney]

 

[im faster]

to be fair i have never seen him try n eat the sand because he has calcium supplerments so dnt think that will be a problem to be fair by hey ho im not the exspert... i was told the uv light could be faital to my gecko

well you can think what ever you like.. its your lizard..

but any person on this bored will tell you the same..

also the lizards are active at night so i doubt your watching im 24/7

and for the uvb..

it naturally occurs from the sun..
the lizards live out in the wild with plenty of uvb with no problems..


the purpose of a uvb bulb is not for a sun tan for lizards.. some require it for proper bone growth..
being nocturnal leos do not NEED this.. but it wont hurt them

 

[im faster]

my advice...

thats a large tank so make sure you have a propersize heat pad

get rid of the sand use paper towels

add some more decor.. and another hide for the humid hide

 

[mrs looney]

right ok thats good im glad it wont hurt him ....what would i replace the sand with then??

 

[mrs looney]

i am plannin on gettin some more hides bt just got what i needed for now... only had him for a few days.... but surely if u replace the sand with paper towels they can eat that aswell?? n that would be more harmfull then sand that is made for a lizard??

 

[im faster]

no they will not eat paper towels..

i can make rat poison and say its for lizards that doesn't mean its good for them...