Moisture can be provided simply by placing a white paper towel in the hide and water added. The easiest way to provide a moist hide is to use a food storage container with a hole cut into the side or top of the lid. A moist hide should be provided for your leopard gecko. This actually defeats the purpose of the hide and does not give your gecko the much needed security that it seeks of a quiet place to rest out of sight. Pet stores will often try to sell you hides that you can place next to the glass and view your gecko. Hides should be placed on both sides of the enclosure, both the warm and cool side. Losing a gecko due to impaction is something that can be avoided and we encourage you to make a safe and healthy choice for your reptile. Recommended substrates are paper towel, slate or reptile carpet. can be accidentally ingested by your gecko and they can become impacted. Any loose substrate like Sand, Calci-Sand, gravel, or other products sold for reptiles etc. Loose substrates are not recommended for leopard geckos. Hot Rocks/Heated Reptile Rocks should never be used with a leopard gecko as they can malfunction and burn your gecko. This temperature gradient is essential so that the gecko can move around the tank and regulate their temperature accordingly. Ideal temperatures should be 90-94 degrees on the warm side and 70-74 degrees on the cool side. Under tank heaters should always be used with a thermostat to ensure proper heating is provided.
This can be accomplished by providing an under tank heater on one side of their enclosure. Leopard geckos require belly heat to properly digest their food. Unless you are 100% sure of the sex of your geckos, it is best to house them separately. If housing a small group (2-3) of females, it is important to monitor feeding behaviors of each gecko, defecation cycles and to ensure that there are adequate number of hides for each gecko throughout the enclosure.
Females can be housed together, but males should not be housed together as they will fight. Geckos can be housed individually or in small groups. They can also be housed in a reptile rack system in tubs with the same space requirements taken into consideration. ExoTerra makes some excellent enclosures for leopard geckos. Often people will house an adult leopard gecko either a 10 gallon or 20 gallon tank. This often makes them an ideal pet for who have space considerations to take into account. Leopard Geckos require at minimum a 12"x12" space for one gecko.
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