New Adoption(s)!!

dsmalex97

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Hello everyone, long time no talk!

Last time I was on here I was going to get some leo's but it fell through, now it looks like its happening for real so I wanted some info before I got em...

Heres the deal: 20 Gallon long tank, 3 leos 1 male two females. Not sure what kind of heat accessories are coming with it, I think there will be a heat rock included, but I know thats no no so I'm taking that out. I was just gonna throw a 75watt basking bulb on top of the cage connected to a dimmer, and I'm pretty sure my house is warm enough for ambient temps, usually stays around 80 when its warm out dropping into low 70's at night. Not sure what kind of feeding regimen to put these guys on, so any help with that would be awesome. How many crickets each leo eats, how often, etc.

I guess thats it for now, so if anyone has any good tips please let me know!!

Peace&love
~Alex:main_thumbsup:

P.S I also might be adopting two other females that are currently being housed in a 10 gallon. All adoptions are for free too, but If I get them I'm not sure where I would house them. I just know that these two are being somewhat mal-nourished. Only being fed like once a week, and no adequate heat, they need help.
 

Tanga

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Hello and welcome to GF. A few things first, if possible I would seperate the male from the females and put him in at least a 10 gallon glass tank with a UTH. (10 gallon glass tanks are cheap, 12 dollars from wal*mart). You can keep the 2 females together in the 20 gallon with a UTH. I recommend a rheostat or thermostat to control the temperatures of the UTH's (I use a Zoo Med Repti Temp Rheostat to control the temps, it's cheaper than a thermostat, 20 dollars or so) http://www.reptilesupply.com/product.php?products_id=77
There's 2 outlets on the Rheostat so you can control 2 heat mats in one. It works well for me, I just need to adjust temps for day and night. Once you get the heat on the hot end of the tanks up to 92 - 94 degrees they should start eating well. Belly heat is probably one of the most important parts of caring for a leopard gecko (besides feeding them a nutritious diet of course).
 

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