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[Blazingecko11]

I have a 2-4 month old female blizzard leopard gecko roughly 5-6 inches long. She was housed in a 10 gallon tank and now I have her in a 20L. Seeing how she is a juvenile, do you think putting her in the 20 L was a drastic change and too soon? I mean she is getting the actual thermal gradient they are suppose to have, and a lot say 10 gallons is very difficult to provide thermal gradient which means, the gecko cant go from hot to cold or vice versa to properly grow and digest. so the tank maybe a little big for her now but I think she'll be alright seeing how most females that don't have the giant gene stay fairly around the sizes between 7-9 inches long which can be comfortable in a 20L. I have a male Tremper albino in a 40 breeder with the intention of buying a 30 gallon long tank that was 36 inches long, but I got lucky because when I went to +++++ where I live they had the $1 per gallon sale, so For the price of that 30 gallon tank, I got a 40 breeder, stand, and screen top for the same price, otherwise I would of had him in a 30L only because males get a lot bigger. But this post was more towards the female blizzard so please let me know what you think!:main_thumbsup:

 

[DrCarrotTail]

Most of the folks that buy my babies as pets bring them home and keep them in 20Ls and I haven't heard of any having issues. If you're worried it's too big for her I would move her food and water dishes into the middle of the tank so she doesn't have to roam far to get to them. If you're using an Under tank heater that coverd about 1/3 of the cage bottom it is equally easy to provide provide a proper heat gradient in any size container from 10-30 gallons as the gecko can move from the warm side to the cool side if needed. 40 gallons and above may be best kept with two smaller under tank heaters on opposite sides so the gecko does not have to travel a long distance to get onto or off of the heat. For a medium heat range, I usually offer mine a moist hide in the middle of the tank which is deeper and a bit cooler than the warm hide. When it comes to heat the most important thing is that they have a 90 degree warm spot to press their belly onto when they digest and other than that the ambient temperature shouldn't matter a huge amount unless it's under 65 degrees most of the time. Over tank heat is much harder to use with a 10 gallon and provide proper temps. I would suggest switching if this is how you're heating your tank.

 

[Blazingecko11]

Both tanks have an under tank heater with a hydro farm thermostat ranging from 90-93 degrees under the hide on the hot side. My juvenile actually has been roaming around the 20L and enjoys it. She's in shed at the moment and is currently staying in the humid hide and has been all day. The humid hide is a L rectangular Ziploc container filled with moist eco earth and she loves it. As far as the male in the 40, for some reason he loves being in the heat. My predictions were that he must of been incubated at a high temperature for one,being a male and two has really bright yellow and the only chocolate brown spotting you see is mainly on the tail and not on the body whatsoever. He rarely uses the humid hide and sheds quite fine without it, I was actually surprised. But I still keep his moist hide moist regardless just in case. And I use an overhead infrared heat bulb for ambient heat because where I live its 30 degrees and very much winter time, we actually just got hit with a snow storm last night and another one coming up on sunday. But with the room temperature and the heat lamp, the cages stay around 82-85 degrees.