my home made terrarium

[LeopardShade]

What's more important to you? An eye-pleasing tank, or the health and prosperity of your new lizard?

We're not being mad, I commend you for getting on these forums and being willing to learn. We're all here to help and learn from one another.

 

[ballingerjonathan]

no its not worth it but i really cant get the stuff i really want to use and i dont want to use tiles cause i live in beatrice nebraska and it is very hard to find anything to use that would be right

 

[Landen]

6800 South 70th Street, Lincoln, NE 68516 <----- that's the address for your closest Home Depot. Go buy a couple 12"X12" natural stone slates for 1.97 each. Lay paper towels down around the perimeter of your tank and then lay the tiles on top so that the paper towel covers the area the slates didn't.

 

[ballingerjonathan]

oh and do i really need a moist hide or not cause im pretty sure in pakistan its not very humid

 

[ballingerjonathan]

i dont go up to lincoln very often but i will sure stop in there the next time i go up there thank u

 

[LeopardShade]

If you cannot access tile, just use paper towel. That's a pretty common household object and necessity, right? It's cheap, easy-to-clean, and 100% impaction-free!

oh and do i really need a moist hide or not cause im pretty sure in pakistan its not very humid

Actually, in the wild, rocks and hiding shelters available to leopard geckos are pretty humid when compared to the usually pretty dry (i would think, never been to pakistan) environment of Pakistan. Small crevices have thermal dynamics in the wild that make them act as condensational structures, meaning that they actually absorb moisture and humidity.

A humid hide isn't mandatory in captivity, but it is highly recommended for a shedding-aid (humidity works very well at getting bothersome stuck shed skin off)

 

[ballingerjonathan]

http://www.herpcenter.com/leopard-gecko-sand-impaction-xrays.html

i just found this website online and i apologize for doubting everyone about the sand i didnt mean to but all of u are right about the sand please forgive my noob ness lol

 

[LeopardShade]

It's no problem. We're all here to help

 

[ballingerjonathan]

so i dont need a humid hide until they start shedding and then it would be a good idea to put one in there with the leo

 

[ballingerjonathan]

i hope u all dont mind but i added u all so just in case i have any questions i can possibly get a hold of u if that is ok

 

[LeopardShade]

so i dont need a humid hide until they start shedding and then it would be a good idea to put one in there with the leo

You could do that, but I would just leave it in there at all times. My geckos actually enjoy hanging in their humid hides the majority of the day anyways, as well as using it for shedding, so I just leave it in there at all times. I occasionally see them drink from their humid hides, licking the misted droplets of water I spray in there and licking the damp material.

You can easily make a humid hide with a Tupperware container. Cut a hole in the top and fill it with a couple damp sheets of paper towel. Replace the paper towel every week or so, and dampen it when it looks like it's loosing moisture and becoming dry.

 

[ballingerjonathan]

Ok I will just have to pick a place to put one in my 20 gallon one I had already planned on putting one in my 10 gallon

 

[5HiddenLizards]

You could also use a small butter, cottage cheese, etc container for a humid hide if space is an issue. That's what I use.



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[ballingerjonathan]

thank u everyone for all the helpful tips and everything i think i have got it all figured out what i am gonna do and everything thank u all again