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Leopard Gecko Setup

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I recently just purchased a leopard gecko after getting rid of all my beardies and such... I am just curious on how the set up should be, i have a 10 gallon tank and a 55 gallon, should i just keep him/her in the 55 or 10.. anyways right now i have a water dish + a huge hide rock that fits in the 55, + i just need 2 know what setup i should have


10 gallon, would be 10 gallon repticarpet... a little water dish and i need 2 know what else.
 
You don't want TOO big of a cage. If I'm not mistaken 1 single adult leo should be fine in a 10 gallon tank. Reptile carpet is ok for leos, but if you want something cheap and easy, paper towels work wonders.

As for aggressiveness, just hold the gecko for like 10 minutes a day. Eventually it will be tame.
 
I have a female in a 29L. I use paper towels on the bottom. I have a dry hide for her and a moist hide. The moist is made out of a Tupperware container with wet(not soaked just wet)paper towels lining the bottom. I have one water dish and Gatorade cap with calcium. I would say for you to put him in the 10, a 55 would stress him out, having to wander a lot to look for water etc.
 
The temps need to be around 93-95 degrees on the hot side. They do NOT require UVB lighting. Most people use an under tank heater to heat their tank.

I would use paper towels or repti-carpet. Stay away from loose substrate.

Put a hide spot over the hot spot, a hide spot over the cool spot, and the humid hide can sit somewhere in the middle.

Provide a dish of calcium for the gecko to eat as it pleases.

Fresh water is to be provided daily, fresh food is to be provided every other day for adults. Young geckos can be fed daily. Dusting the insects with a calcium supplement with d3 is necessary to prevent nutritional metabolic bone diseases. Provide as much of a variety as possible, this is most important!
 
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