r/LeopardGecko

Took a trip to my local PetSmart today and decided to check out the reptile section, only to see these bundles of joy being kept in conditions like this. This was what I was greeted with when I walked over, and honestly, this is absolutely inexcusable. These animals deserve proper care, full enclosures, and an environment that actually meets their needs. It’s genuinely upsetting to see reptiles being kept in these conditions.

Baby about 2-3 weeks old I think

Went to go feed my Puddin Boi but all I found was a ghost 👻

Hi Everyone im looking for advice about my African tailed gecko temp.

I can not seem to drop the temp on the left cooler side.

I know they are different to other geckos as some have three temps and petries got to have it more humid but I'm struggling.

I've attached the pics.. the big one is his hide

Any advice please

Also a week and half in and I've still not seen him or eaten

Hi everyone, wanted to post this here for some input on my setup for my juvenile leo! He has passed quarantine so was moved over to loose substrate this past weekend. Will post details here:

1. This is a front opening 25gallon. I have a 40+ gallon home for him already secured—I’ll be keeping him in this temporary home for the next few months but have full intention of giving him more than minimum space. Because this is not the full size home he’ll be in, I did my best to make it as enriching as possible, by giving him lots of hides and vertical climbing space.
2. Substrate is 70/30 reptisoil and washed sand. He has a large slate tile on the left side of his enclosure. This tile is supported by a wide upside down terracotta pot so he can’t dig under it.
3. He has a warm hide above the slate. The stick in the center is hollow and wide enough for him to hide and sleep in it. The ceramic lemon is food safe and has moist paper towels inside for a humid hide. Then he has multiple cork tubes and barks acting as cool hides on the right cool side.
4. He has a little burrow in the middle of the tank which he has turned into his toilet.
5. For lighting, he has a 60W halogen bulb on a dimming thermostat. No UVB yet—he is an albino morph so wanted to dial in his heating before I begin experimenting with UVB. Any advice for UVB is appreciated! His food is supplemented appropriately due to no UVB.
6. He has a water bowl and small glass calcium dish with calcium w/out d3 available at all times.
7. Temps on the warm side are around 95-97 F. Temps on cool side are 77-80 F. I’d love to get the cool side cooler, but he’s in a room that stays on the warmer side as I live in TX and it’s August. The temps do drop 3-5 degrees F overnight.
8. The sides of his tank are covered in frosted window tint to block out the back and side walls.
9. Third image is my son for leo tax :)

Please let me know if there is anything I can improve! Thanks for reading!

İs this good for a leopard gecko ? I did it

I came back from a eeek long trip an my friend was watching my gecko for me. I noticed he had this stuck dirt in his mouth, is there a way I can get it out or what can I do? He seems to be moving around fine what I’ve noticed but I can’t imagine this is good. Can I give him a soak?

We’ve had a healthy leopard gecko for a few years now. We haven’t made any major changes to the tank except swapped the hides a couple times.

There is a heater on the wall on the right side with a ceramic heating light on the same side that’s always on. There are day bulb lights on the left and middle that get turned off at night. The substrate is the biodude Sahara sand. There is a warm hide on the right and a humid hide on the left and he can climb on both. Sometimes we spray the tank with water and he seems to like it.

Any suggestions to make his life more enjoyable.

So i got a 75 watt heating bulb but it feels way to hot.!! without the plants covering it it gets up to 117 on top of the rock which i DONT want my gecko to burn himself, is this type of heat Good with coverage on top ?? or should i buy a lower wattage bulb?? , my gecko never gets on top of the rock until night time when its off & cool down is that normal ? id like him to go on the day but im afraid its to hot & he’s a albino gecko !! any recommendations please ??? i also dont have any temps in the cage which i will get soon to track humidity & heat !!

Look at my gecko he is not a leopard gceko but ı think that's not a problem for u guys His name is Sulo he is big smart male and healty so what did u guys think is he cute

I know it’s an occasionally contentious issue online, but this one is for the folks that say they are “bad” climbers.

Not saying it’s always done in a safe manner, that, of course, will always be up to your discretion as its keeper, I just like to point out that they’re indeed capable if given the opportunity. These branches in my enclosure are at a slant, but I do have footage of him doing fully vertical climbs as well (and rather rapidly, at that)

He’s about 5 or 6 is his weight good and is his enclosure good or does it need anything/take anything away

Hi, I’m upgrading the tank size for my gecko and wanted some ideas and inspiration on what to include and a good layout. His old tank was a 10 gallon which I know is not great but I got him from someone else. I pictured his old setup so you know what I already have. I have an under tank heater and a 5.0 UVB bulb already. Any tips are helpful, thanks