Do Leopard Geckos Need?
do they NEED any vitamins?
Do they need a heating Lamp? if so will they be okay with a heating pad instead?
Can they eat rat pinkies??or Mealworms? about how long do they get?
I am an EXPERT on furry animals and SOME scailing ones..lol
Answers & Comments
Verified answer
Okay, I'm going to start off saying i wrote a care sheet that involves all basic leopard gecko care. I will post it in the 'source' section below, and i recommend you take the time to read it. Especially if your considering buying a gecko. You should always be knowledgeable about your pet.
1) Yes, calcium without Vitamin D3 & Calcium with vit. D3 is very important. A gecko without calcium is likely to shorten it's life span by over 8+ years. On average, the gecko will develop MBD, and die if not treated in a matter of months.
2) Heat lamps are not important, unless your house gets below 70 degrees. In this case you will need to use a red nocturnal bulb. At night. Otherwise a heat pad is actually the recommend way to heat leopard geckos. They ulitize the heat pad and use it for digesting food. You can keep a heat pad on 24/7 as an alternative to a red nocturnal bulb.
Tip: You should buy a rheostat of somekind to control the heat pad. A heat pad uncontrolled and raise up to 120F.
3) Mealworms are a good stable to be fed on a regular bases. Crickets, silkworms, pheonix worms, dubia roaches, red turk roaches, are all also good.
Pinkie mice should not be fed to a gecko that is not an adult. They should only be fed to pregnant females. They are very fatty and have hard bones. Sometimes causing the gecko to choke or have intesine problems. A pinkie should only be offer once every couple of months at the almost. Again, only to an adult.
4) An adult averages at about 8-9 inches. "gaint" morph geckos, reach up to 11 inches.
Again, Please read my care sheet. Email me if you have any more questions.
all of them have their sturdy and undesirable factors. i admire crested geckos through fact i think of they are cute! they are greater costly than the different 2 nonetheless. Their care is fairly greater handy than the others too for my section-- greater elementary. Leopard geckos everybody will agree make truly great first timer reptiles, or lizards. it is through fact they take properly to ordinary coping with and alter into extremely docile. What i admire approximately green anoles is which you will abode better than one at the same time and that they do no longer require a great terrarium. the concern is they are greater of a educate puppy. they do unlike being dealt with as a lot. I propose you bypass with the Crested Gecko in case you do no longer ideas spending the further funds and desire to be different than your brother.