New to the Gecko family..

[Bushido]

I have my tank stabilized pretty good, I think.

The hot side is between 88-94 on average.

The cool side seems to not budge from 80. The lowest I saw was 75, and that was on a COLD night OUTSIDE.

I mist my Leo and her tank down twice a day. She has three hides, one on the hot side, one in the middle, and a butter container I turned into a humi hide.

She has three bowls. One with calcium, one with water, and one with worms.

And she has a great appetite too. I've watched her go through 3 worms and 2 dusted baby crickets with no problems. Her poop is solid too, which is good.

Now...this is day three, everything is going good. It's time to wash her tank though. There's spot stains on the glass from misting her and the tank down. What do you guys use to clean? Is Windex OK? or will the smell from it hurt her?

Do you wash the carpet like you would in regular laundry? Or do you just spot clean when needed?

And finally, you guys have some amazing looking Gecko's. Obviously most of you got your Gecko from a breeder to get them to look that way. I got my girl from PetCo. Anyone have any recommendations on who to buy from?? I want to add one more girl to my family, and would like to get one with an amazing pattern like all of you have.

Is this a good site to get baby Gecko's from??
http://www.reptmart.com/c-53-leopard-geckos.aspx

Thanks.

 

[scm133]

Welcome to the forum. Setup sounds good to me (;, except you do not need to mist leos. That is what the humid hide is for. Why clean on day three? I usually only clean once a week.
Ok for carpet to go in laundry. If you notice her toenails getting stuck, or the carpet starts to get fuzzy, you may want to change to paper towels. Makes clean up a breeze.
I would advise against Windex, because they taste everything.I personally use chlorhexidine, but there are a lot of reptile cleaning solutions out there..just google.

 

[Bushido]

Thanks for the response :main_thumbsup:

I'm about to order a baby Super Snow Leopard Gecko from that site I linked. Hopefully it's another female, but it says Unsexed.

I want to get a 3rd, but no room for 3 in a 20 gal tank.

 

[scm133]

LOL! Be careful, they are like potato chips!!
I started out with one, and now have 11.
Remember, you can't house two males together. Two in 20 gallons should be max, if they are both females. I personally keep mine in separate homes. They seem to grow, and eat better. They are really not very sociable with each other.

 

[kathstew]

After ordering and receiving your new leopard gecko make sure you quarantine your new leo for at least 60 days, and you shouldn't put them together until they are old enough to be sexed.

 

[Bushido]

After ordering and receiving your new leopard gecko make sure you quarantine your new leo for at least 60 days, and you shouldn't put them together until they are old enough to be sexed.

Thanks for that tip, didn't know that.

Why do they need to be quarantined from one another for at least 60 days?

I'm trying to get all females. No plans on breeding.

 

[Bushido]

LOL! Be careful, they are like potato chips!!
I started out with one, and now have 11.
Remember, you can't house two males together. Two in 20 gallons should be max, if they are both females. I personally keep mine in separate homes. They seem to grow, and eat better. They are really not very sociable with each other.

What size tanks do you use for each one?

Do you have any photo's of the tank set-up's?

You're 100%% right though. I love watching mine hunt the crickets.

 

[Russ S]

Why do they need to be quarantined from one another for at least 60 days?

A 60 (preferably 90) day quarantine is used to evaluate any additions to your collection for possible health problems. This helps prevent the spread of disease through your collection.

 

[Bushido]

A 60 (preferably 90) day quarantine is used to evaluate any additions to your collection for possible health problems. This helps prevent the spread of disease through your collection.

Thank you, Russ.

That should have been common sense on my part, since this is my first time owning a reptile. I'm still learning on the fly. I'll go buy a 10 gal tank set-up this weekend for the baby Snow Leopard Gecko.

What are some signs of the Gecko being sick?

 

[Bushido]

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[Bushido]

With the temperature probe. I know you stick the radar outside of the tank, and the probe goes inside. Is this probe supposed to go underneath the Repti-carpet on the glass? or is it supposed to touch the top of the Repti-carpet?

The reason I'm asking is because when I had it under the carpet, it would consistently read 91-93. Today when I pulled it up to where it touched the top of the carpet instead, it won't budge from 84.3. This is on the hot side, by the way.

 

[PhoenixCoconut]

It need to touch the carpet. If it is that cold you need a new pad, what brand do you have right now?

 

[Bushido]

It need to touch the carpet. If it is that cold you need a new pad, what brand do you have right now?

Repti-Therm for 10-20 gallon

 

[GonzGeckos]

I use carpets in my display tanks but I hand wash and hang dry to stop from fraying you can also use tiles or rocks slabs but as metioned before paper toweles seems to be the easiest way to go....I also agree I quarinten mines for atleast 90days just to be on the safe side but if your getting from a good breeder and are houseing with other geckos you got from them 60days seems to be fine (personal preference) well welcome and good luck with your new geckos

 

[scm133]

What size tanks do you use for each one?

Do you have any photo's of the tank set-up's?

You're 100%% right though. I love watching mine hunt the crickets.

Not enough room for tanks. They are in a rack. Each one has his and hers 32 QT Tub.