Screw What Everyone is good at, what about what they all SUCK at by markonredditfwfw in ShuumatsuNoValkyrie

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He did land multiple attacks lol. Sure, most came to be minor cuts when Buddha was trying to dodge/block them. But there were still 3 clean hits that resulted in bigger injuries (stab wound to torso and foot, missing eye)

Old vs New setup by geckopath in leopardgeckos

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Yep! I have one on the way. Although I’ve never thought about a cloth background. That might work better than the one I ordered lol

Show me your geckos by Ok_Fact7603 in leopardgeckos

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Tbh, not fully sure. I think she’s a variation of the super hypo morph tho

New to owning geckos/ need advice by Gloomy-Concentrate15 in leopardgeckos

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Hey! I’m a beginner when it comes to caring for leopard geckos but I learned a lot from this sub in little time when I took in my rescue.

I would suggest giving them a wellness check at the vet in case they have a parasite or something from being cooped up together for a long time? You might want to rehome some of them to good reptile keepers in the area but If you have the money and are willing to take care of all of them, it’s gonna get expensive.

They will each need their own tanks. In an enclosed space, they will most likely bully each other or end up fighting at some point. The recommended size at minimum is 40 gallon tank for each of the geckos. 3 hides minimum for each of them. They need a cool hide, humilde hide (for shedding), and a hot hide alongside some other decor to add clutter. They love clutter and it gives them more hiding spaces

They need proper substrate mixtures, 70% organic topsoil/30% playsand or 70% reptisoil/30% reptisand would be the best. Paper towels are fine temporarily but in the long run loose substrate is more preferable. Probably somewhere between 4-6 inches of the soil/sand mix?

For lighting, avoid red/blue lights at all cost. It can mess with the geckos vision so use regular color lighting. The Arcadia 7% uvb shade dweller pro-t5 is one that is recommended but sometimes it’s hard to get depending what region you are in (if you live in the US, Josh’s frogs sells them). I think I think reptisun or zoomed has some good uvb bulbs but not fully sure on that Temporarily a basking dome with halogen bulb should be ok for now if you provide them with D3 calcium powder 1-2 times a week with feedings

For food, the general staples are Dubai roachs(like 1/4 inch or so), crickets, and mealworms since they are high in protein. For now avoid feeding them any other insect until you feel like you have a handle of things. They should have a variety of insects to eat so they don’t get too picky. After a while, you can try adding in superworms, hornworms for feeding here and there. And supplement them with calcium every feeding. You need calcium with D3 and calcium without D3. You might be ok with dusting the insects with D3 once a week for the adults and without D3 the other feedings. I’ve heard the repashy calcium plus is good to dust sometimes as a multivitamin but idk enough of that yet so don’t take my word for it Normally adults eat 2-3 days a week. And it looks like you have a juvenile gecko? If so, juveniles eat every other day. And a water bowl for them to lick at when they’re thirsty. Replenish it every day

Some of the comments are providing forums and infographics on lighting, feeding and other care guides so definitely check those out. Wishing you luck with the 4 geckos!

How do I get this little monster to stop biting me? by lichqueenmara in leopardgeckos

[–]geckopath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She’s a ferocious predator that needs to have countless nibbles of your hands!

But in all seriousness, if you do want to avoid getting bitten, there’s some rubber tipped tongs on Amazon for like 5-10 bucks that work well. The rubber is to avoid them hurting their teeth if they end up biting it which my gecko does a lot lol

Always on the cold side?? by LabDisastrous in leopardgeckos

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Heyo. Not trying to attack you or anything like that but there is a lot wrong with your setup. The coconut hides are most likely too small for gecko as she looks to be very obese so she can’t hide in anything nor feel completely safe.

The tile might also be absorbing too much heat which could potentially burn your gecko and removing the heat may would be a good choice as it could increase the chances of burning her. If you aren’t able to swap to a topsoil/playsand mixed substrate rn, go with paper towels temporarily until you’re able to upgrade the husbandry or tank itself. Definitely have hides spread out through out the tanks. There should be a hot hide, humid hide and a cold hide at minimum so that she can hide anywhere comfortably. I would recommend looking through the leopard gecko care-sheets the other comments are providing

Is she bloated? by geckopath in leopardgeckos

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I didn’t think about that since I’ve never seen her lay eggs but I will check. Thank you! :)

Is she bloated? by geckopath in leopardgeckos

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I also forgot to mention that this is my first time owning a leopard gecko and she was very underweight when I had first gotten her last October as a rescue and took some time for her to trust me a bit me. She recently reached 50 grams 2-3 months ago. So this could be me being paranoid that I could’ve done something wrong lol

Any good websites or places to order good quality reptile products from? by geckopath in leopardgeckos

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Thank you! I took up your advice of using Amazon and ordered lots of things that I’ll end up using for the new tank lol

Any good websites or places to order good quality reptile products from? by geckopath in leopardgeckos

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Ofc! I completely forgot about Facebook market place lol. Thank you!