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Rickeezee · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:58 am Post subject: Leopard Gex Help Please

Hello

Ok so there I am mooching around my local rep shop, when I see this yellow thing black spots with a flat tail! I know nothing about Leopard Gex, but methinks his a damm fine looking lizard, would'nt mind a few of them.

I wanna get me some of them dread liz's! But first ole Ricky must learn all there is to know, so any help will be appreciated, if you pay for them for me this will be appreciated even more!

They were £65 each is that about right, CB 05 about six inches long? I know they come in a many different strains etc, so probably hard to say if this is the right price or not.

I understand males are not good together, I was thinking about a 1.2 in say a 3ft set up / tank would this be right?

Seriously if anyone can point me in the right direction that would be nice , thank you. Very Happy

Rick
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Scott W · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:16 am Post subject:

leopard geckos are great lizards to keep, nothing special needed.

The basic principles are:
only one male (any number of females)
Thermal gradient - 90f down to 80f
Hides at both ends of gradient
Diet - gut loaded mealworms CAN be used as a staple diet but crickets are more fun to watch.
Substrate - any dry absorbing substrate can be used from paper towels, newspaper up to calcium sand or bird sand. Bark chips or wood chips are NOT recommended (I use calcium carbonate sand).

I'm sure others can post more detailed accounts of how they put those principles into practice Smile

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Rickeezee · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:22 am Post subject:

Thanks, glass aquarium tanks OK to use? Do they require a lid? I am slowly reading through the posts and site links. They are nice looking Lizards Very Happy

Rick
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Scott W · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:35 am Post subject:

If you can meet the basic principles above you could use anything to house them in...including a cardboard box Wink

They are unable to climb glass so a lid wouldn't be need to keep them in but may be usefull to stop crickets getting out, holding the heat in better or to stop anything getting IN (cats? little hands etc).
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Rickeezee · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:44 am Post subject:

Ta

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Mememe · Site Moderator Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 2141

OOh, i just sent a pm. lol
http://www.thegeckospot.com/leocareindex.html

click on the different sections, really good care sheet,

Supplement with calcium every day, and vitamins ( eg. nutrabol ) weekly. Very Happy

Rickeezee · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:05 pm Post subject:

Ta

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