my lovely Bertie

[Pandasarus09]

this is my leopard gecko Bertie i ve had him about a month hes 19 and i honestly dont know what morph he is

 

[LeoparddGeckoss]

Is he on sand (Pic. 3)? He looks like a High Yellow.

Nice gecko.

 

[Pandasarus09]

yeah red calci sand its the only stuff i can get for him
and thanks

 

[LeoparddGeckoss]

I don't recommend sand because it can cause impaction. I recommend paper towels. They are not very attractive, but they are safe and easy to clean.

 

[Pandasarus09]

so like kitchen roll then

 

[sausage]

nice gecko
also I have used all different types of sand for many many years and not once had a problem with it. so dose the rest of my family and many of my herp friends.
the only reason it would cause a massive life threatening issue is if the gecko was actually eating it, as in forget the crickets nom nom sand for breakfast. or if it wasnt receiving adequate heat for its digestive system to work correctly.

Either way its yet another owners preference. i like sand because its easy to clean, it smells less and the geckos love to dig in it and play king of the castle

so i would say if you see him eating a tun of it on purpose then change it but other wise its up to you

Welcome to GF both of you

 

[LeoparddGeckoss]

so like kitchen roll then

Yeah.

 

[Pandasarus09]

thanks for the welcome
i ve never seen him eat it but he digs in it when hes got dead skin around his feet

 

[LeoparddGeckoss]

There is always a chance he could get impacted and I just feel it is better to be safe than sorry. It is your pet though, so it's your choice.

 

[Jordycakes]

My girlfriend thinks Pic1 is the cutest gecko picture ever!
I thought her heart was going to explode! lol

 

[Pandasarus09]

Thank you he is a cutie xx

 

[Pandasarus09]

im honestly open to advice hes my first gecko and i just got thrown in the deep end with him really ..

 

[LeoparddGeckoss]

Could you describe your setup?

 

[Pandasarus09]

hide, two bowls one mealworm one water, heat pad and moss box if thats any help x

 

[LeoparddGeckoss]

Sounds good. Do you have a calcium dish? It is optional but if you don't want to dust your feeders everyday, it's a life saver.

 

[Pandasarus09]

i dust his food every so often .. so whats the best thing to use as a calcium dish?

 

[LeoparddGeckoss]

A ceramic bowl or plastic bottle cap works well. I recommend putting calcium without D3 in the dish. I have never heard of a leopard gecko overdosing on D3, but I feel it is better to be safe than sorry.

Also, your leopard gecko will eat the calcium when he feels he needs it, so you don't have to worry about him overdosing on supplements.

 

[Pandasarus09]

its got D3 in it i ve got the komodo leopard gecko dusting powder

 

[LeoparddGeckoss]

I recommend dusting with D3 only once or twice a week. I recommend Rep-Cal calcium without D3.

http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog...um-and-vitamins/-/rep-cal-calcium-without-d3/

 

[Pandasarus09]

cool i'll have a look for it