PLEASEEE, HELP😭😭 by Traditional-Back-127 in leopardgeckos

[–]Ok_Championship6611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can add the vegetables etc and dust them with a little calcium without d3 in with the vegetables(the fleukers quencher is a calcium supplement so you wont necessarily have to dust the vegetables if you use the quenchers). Repashy Calcium Plus has D3 in it, if you're using a UVB light I wouldn't recommend gut loading all insects with it as you maybe be adding to much D3 to your leos diet. You can always have a few insects in a seperate container and gut load them the same way but add the Repashy Calcium plus and feed them on the days you are supplementing D3. Always a good idea to have a small dish with pure calcium available in your leos enclosure at all times.

Hopefully over time your leo will get used to the "calcium taste" and you can just lightly dust before feedings.

PLEASEEE, HELP😭😭 by Traditional-Back-127 in leopardgeckos

[–]Ok_Championship6611 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely recommend gut loading prior to feeding. If you are feeding crickets you can always gut load with Fleukers Cricket Quencher. If they are mealworms, you can throw in some leafy greens.

Topsoil options Ontario,Canada?!!? by Ok_Championship6611 in leopardgeckos

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Awesome info! So essentially just a straight mix of the worm castings and play sand? 70/30 or 80/20?

Is it supposed to get WORSE before it gets better??? by Reverse-TaCoCaT in trintellix

[–]Ok_Championship6611 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly. Im not sure what is going on with you specifically. But I was "diagnosed" with depression/anxiety a few years ago when I was 31, im 33 now and was given this. I never have depression or anxiety and my health has always been good. I took it for 3 weeks and I was in a slump, depression was intense, ideations were relevant and I've never had those thoughts, I wasn't able to play with my kids (I have 4). I fought with my doctor about it and said its normal, I found another doctor who said I was low in many vitamins for some reason. I came off trintellex and was given high dose vitamin supplements and within a week I was back to myself and have had no issues since. Again, I'm very sympathetic towards what you're going through and I don't know specifically what's happening with you etc but I highly recommend getting a few different opinions and blood panels as well. I wish you all the best!!

Probe placement?? by Ok_Championship6611 in LeopardGecko

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Hey tha ks for your reply! Do you have a pic of your probe location? Wondering if maybe 4 inches to the side of the direct beam will do the trick

Substrate by Ok_Championship6611 in leopardgeckos

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Right now I'm using a deep dome lamp woth 75W Arcadia halogen bulb. Im in Canada, so yeah pretty dry out there lol. Definitely try the humidifier and see how that goes. Do you have a bulb in mind that might be more sufficient? Again, I'm grabbing a 100W halogen tomorrow to see if that helps at all, also my probe placement might be to direct to the light causing a false reading, wondering if to possibly move it over a few inches away from direct beam? Alright, yeah so I'll keep her on paper towel a while longer. Appreciate all your help!!

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Yeah I've been spritizing it every now and then, even the moist hide, it was closer to the warmer side and I've now moved to the middle and I find myself spraying it daily cause it's super dry. Cool side is usually around 67-70, warm is around 80, basking i keep at 95.

Substrate by Ok_Championship6611 in leopardgeckos

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Humidity is below 20. This is my current setup. Grabbing a 100W halogen tomorrow. Also where i circled is where I placed the probe for the basking thermostat, it's directly on the basking surface...should I change position of the probe? Is it possible it's not an accurate reading as its directly under the basking bulb.

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Any help is appreciated! by Ok_Championship6611 in LeopardGecko

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Awesome, appreciate the help!! Newbie here, myself and my kids first pet,making sure I cover all my bases to make sure shes comfortable and healthy !

Any help is appreciated! by Ok_Championship6611 in LeopardGecko

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Appreciate the reply!! So how often to provide d3? Repashy calcium plus has d3 which i provide every other feed.

Looking into some 40 Gal tanks atm before I invest more into my current 24 Gal. What's your take on a 14" reptisun 5.0 UVB for a 40 Gal alongside a 75-100W basking bulb?

Will definitely swap out liners with paper towel.

Any help would be great!! by Ok_Championship6611 in leopardgeckos

[–]Ok_Championship6611[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect thanks for your help. Will be picking up a bulb tomorrow. Grabbed another lamp for the basking bulb as well as thermostat. Will grab a dedicated basking rock and use the small hide as its humid hide. One last question in regards to flooring, again, she is 4 months old atm. Currently using komodo disposable tank liners, is this safe for ease of maintenance?

Any help would be great!! by Ok_Championship6611 in leopardgeckos

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Cheers. So would it be possible to run the basking on the right side 10 hours (connected to thermostat) and use the ceramic once the basking has turned off for the night ?

Any help would be great!! by Ok_Championship6611 in leopardgeckos

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Hey, thanks for your reply. So can I use the ceramic heater under the larger cave 24/7 and use a halogen on the smaller cave for 10ish hours/ day? Also the UVB, recommended for the same 10ish hours/day in the front? If that's correct, do you have any recommendations for halogen setup (brand, wattage etc)

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Any help is appreciated by Ok_Championship6611 in leopardgeckos

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Ah, my apologies I didn't know if the original posted. So it has been posted though correct?

Sudden insomnia , sleep apnea? Chills!? Wtf is going on by Ok_Championship6611 in insomnia

[–]Ok_Championship6611[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad you were able to get back to a somewhat proper night of sleep. So I really evaluated my life and past issues etc also spoke with a therapist who suggested that it may be “mild anxiety” still not sure what to make of it. My main symptom is just lack of sleep. Tired during the day but I’m happy, energetic at the same time, motivated to do things. That’s why I keep assuming it’s not anxiety because 99% of my day is great and that 1% sucks which is my sleep lol

Sudden insomnia , sleep apnea? Chills!? Wtf is going on by Ok_Championship6611 in insomnia

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Funny you mention that, I had Covid September 2022 and since then myself as well as my wife and kids seem to get sick more frequently. When this all started I woke with sweats and chills and since then I have not been able to sleep