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[herp_boi]

hi,
silly question.but do leapord geckos need uv?
and what do they feed on and how regularly?compared too say a beardie.?

thanks nick
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1.1 Elaphe obsoleta linheimeri leucistic
1.1 Varanus acanthurus
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[Ailurus]

no they do not need uv as they are nocturnal and so do not encounter it naturally anyway. It can be nice for viewing purposes.

the other question, i wouldn't know, but my guess is that they eat about as often as beardies but just less. about 2 or 3 times a week, and obviously no salad, unlike beardies and rankins
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[Rickeezee]

They enjoy a good nosh on crickets and especially meal worms. I dont use any UV for mine but do use a heat mat on one third of the base (external mounted) and a mini halogen to create a hotter end and a cooler end, plus a moss hide box etc. They spend all day in their moss boxes again good to provide a box at both the hot and the cool end so they can chose. Good luck.
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[herplover212]

I agree with Rick. I too use UTHs (as we call them here in the US) with no UVA or UVB, and also the moist hides.

I feed mine roaches, crickets, mealworms, superworms and waxworms. Waxworms are as a treat, and they only get them a couple times a month - with only getting a couple or so at each treat time. I use superworms for my adults because they have a longer shelf life and seem to be the preferred pick of my group compared to mealies. As babies, juvs and small subadults I use mealies and crickets. I hate crickets, but the dragons cannot have supers or mealies (as staples, and not at all in re: to mealies). I have also used silkworms and roaches, both of which I loved. I loved the silks and roaches because they were odor free, put good weight on the animals and were staples for all my lizards. The problem with silks was the virus and expense with uncertainty of long term benefits/risks. With the roaches - all I can say is Ewwwwwwwwwwwww. ha ha j/k They were great staples for all my lizards but they were fast, ugly, escaped (but unlike crickets, they find ways to live for ages in a house even through the bitter WI winters ... at least they did not reproduce) and were also more pricey then crickets, mealies or supers.

Hope this helps!

-Shanna
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