Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

[ToonTomH]

Well, I'm trying to persuade my parents to get me and my bro a couple of leapord geckos, and the persuasion seems to be going good at the moment. But just a couple of questions.

1: Around how much should I be paying for a normal leapord gecko?

2: I've read around a few care-sheets about them, and some say that they shouldn't be kept on sand as adults, others say they should. What do you reccomend to keep them on?

3: And finally, though it's not so much to do with Leapord Geckos, I know you can ask some reptile shops to look after your reptiles while you're away, but how much would it cost (Approximately) for 2 Leapord Geckos to be looked after for 2 weeks, as that is what my mum is saying, it will cost too much to ask for 4 lizards to be looked after.

Thanks,

Tom
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[kroakykaren]

Tom i hope you get yr geckos, PM me if you are worried about getting them looked after when you are away maybe i can help i am in the North East not sure about prices have a look through the classifieds it may give you a rough idea I keep my adults on playsand and havnt had any problems
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[stubeanz]

hi
1/. in petshops normal leopard geckos go from £30 - £60 but im sure on the classifieds you will find normals for cheaper.

2/. i keep mine on calcium sand and have had no problems as it will digest if ingested and will not cause impaction. but you could also keep them on newspaper if you are not bothered about it looking natural.

3/. prices of boarding in reptile shops im not sure on but if you have anyone you know who can look after them and nos about reptiles then that will probably be better and less expensive.

hope this helps

[Exalted Gecko]

I'd agree with everything said, apart from the calcium sand, nasty stuff in my opinion, I keep my adult leo's on fine, kiln dried sand but I wouldn't be to interested in encouraging my geckos to eat sand by using calcium sand, asking for trouble I think...

No offense intended though stubeanz
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Kind Regards,

Chris

[cjreptiles]

[stubeanz]

ok cheers just something i have read but have had no problems with its good to here what other people are keeping them on would you say there is a higher percentage of impaction through calcium sand then? if so what would you recomend to change it to?
cheers stu

[han_ban]

Hiya,
Yeah there is a higher chance of impaction with calcium sand. It is not digestible like it says on the packet. It tends to clump together and turns almost like a clay like substance. It is horrible stuff.
You would be better off using childs play sand. That is what i use, and i know alot of other people use it and has no problems with it
But, until the leo is at least 6 inches long, it should be kept on either newspaper or kitchen towl
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[stubeanz]

thanx i did not know of this i shall be changing soon

[robje29]

As you have read, there are different substrates to keep your leos on, I would agree that calci sand is bad, a friend of mine lost one to impaction from it. I personally keep mine on very fine desert sand, have so for 3 years and not had any problems.
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Rob

[Exalted Gecko]

Exo-Terra sell a nice fine sand, its a bit pricey but as fine as it comes a few different colours are available.
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Kind Regards,

Chris