Proper care?

[geckos9]

IS this the proper care? Thanks I need to know i will be getting one soon, i made this based on my knowledge, is it true? i want to make sure.

Daily Leopard Gecko Care
Feed every (or every other) night.
Change water daily.
Spot clean daily:
- Remove any feces.
- Remove any dead or uneaten insects.
Check the thermometers daily:
- The warm side should read 90 to 94°F.
- The cool side should read 75 to 77°F.
Mist the moist hide with warm water daily.
Pick up the gecko, look it over, and make sure all is well.
Feeding
Feed the gecko how much it will eat in 10-15 minutes.
Gut-load all insects before feeding them to the gecko.
Insects can be fed fruits and veggies, such as chopped apples or carrots.
Dry oatmeal is also fine to feed to the insects but offer fruits or veggies for moisture.
Feed the gecko at the same time everyday.
Feed every (or every other) night.

Weekly Leopard Gecko Care
Cleaning:
- Take the gecko out of the cage and put her somewhere safe and secure.
- Take out the hides, dishes, and decor and set them aside.
- Take out the old substrate and throw it away.
- Wash all the hides, dishes, and decor with warm water. Then dry them.
- Get damp paper towels and wet the cage completely. Then dry it.
- Once the cage is dry, add the new substrate.
- Put all hides, dishes, and decor back in the cage once they are dry. Put them in the same place as before.
- Refill the water dish with fresh water and the calcium dish with fresh calcium (without D3).
- Put the gecko back in its cage.
Supplementing:
- Once a week, dust the insects in calcium with D3.
- Once every other week, dust the insects in the multivitamin.

Thanks i will be using paper towels as the substrate and i was also wondering which cleaning solution is safe for leos? thanks

 

[darryl99]

Sounds good. Water and vinegar makes a good cleaner but rinse well and dry after.

 

[mango+cola]

I'm not sure if cleaning the tank thoroughly weekly is necessary, I do mine monthly, if you spot clean daily you will find after a week the tank is likely still clean. The amount you feed the gecko depends on its age, juvi's will want to eat daily, where as adults will only want to eat a few times a week. Gutloading should be done 24 hours before feeding. You don't have to remove uneaten insects daily, if they are mealworms you can leave them in the dish until you plan on changing them for new ones, crickets you should remove daily because they annoy the geckos. I supplement my geckos food more than that, I do multivitamins a few times a week and calcium constantly in the tank.