Quick Husbandry Check

[snakefin]

I live in an area where room temperature(air) is constantly 28 degrees celsius. How will this temperature affect my leopard gecko?

If I were to set up a UTH and knowing the air temperature, how will this again, affect the gecko?

The humidity of where I live stands between 70% to 80% outdoors, and will probably be approximately 60% indoors. What can I do to reduce this in the gecko's vivarium?

 

[snakefin]

I would also like to know the temperature that gecko should be at when you're touching him, during different periods of the day. Should the gecko feel luke warm?

I would also like to know how often they are fed and how many prey items per feeding.

 

[acpart]

This is my opinion, others may feel differently:
--don't worry about air temperature or humidity (as long as the air temperature is at least that of a reasonable home. 10 Celsius would not be OK, for example). Provide a UTH with floor temperatures in the low 90's F (sorry, too tired tonight to do the conversion) and they'll move to the part of the enclosure where they feel most comfortable.

--sometimes when my geckos have been in the warm hide, they feel warm to the touch and sometimes they feel cool. Either is OK.

--I feed hatchlings (up to 15-20 grams) daily, juveniles 2 days out of 3, adults every 3 days except during the breeding season (when they start to act really hungry) when I feed them every other day.

Aliza

 

[snakefin]

Thanks. Anyone else have any opinions?

Also, how many prey items are we looking at for a 8inch long gecko, tail included. I can't accept a time measurement because my boy has some problems with his eyesight and takes an average of 5 minutes just to hunt down one roach when he's not too hungry.

Is there a way for me to increase the appeal of the lobster roaches' flavour?

How often should I be feeding soft, sweet, high in calcium fruit as suggested by Dr Frye's writings?

 

[acpart]

Also, how many prey items are we looking at for a 8inch long gecko, tail included. I can't accept a time measurement because my boy has some problems with his eyesight and takes an average of 5 minutes just to hunt down one roach when he's not too hungry.

I would guess roughly an average of 4 prey items, but it could go up or down any day. I don't fine anything wrong with leaving prey items in the cage except for one of my geckos with a funky tail. I can never leave mealworms in his cage because they attach themselves to his tail.

Is there a way for me to increase the appeal of the lobster roaches' flavour?

Don't know anything about roach feeding, but if the gecko doesn't like them, then you're probably out of luck. Consider trying superworms which are big enough to move noticeably but not as fast as crickets.

How often should I be feeding soft, sweet, high in calcium fruit as suggested by Dr Frye's writings?

I'm not familiar with Dr. Frye's writings, but unless he knows something that none of the rest of us knows, and that you are still talking about leopard geckos, I'd say never. They don't eat fruit.

Aliza

 

[snakefin]

Wow. An average of four items per feeding is sufficient? Is this correct?

I read that Ron Tremper feeds his gecko 2 appropriately sized prey for every inch of its length. Is this an overdone sort of thing?

 

[acpart]

The 4 items was an average. I find that my geckos eating crickets will often eat 4 large crickets. I would imagine they'd eat more than 4 mealworms, which tend to be smaller. I'm not that scientific about it (unless I'm running short of feeders). I just put "some" in and sometimes take the "leftovers" out.

Aliza