What to expect

hey everybody, I was thinking about getting a leopard gecko but I want to know everything that I would need and how to set it up before I get one. I prefer to use tubs but if you can post links to other care sheets and whats best to feed and so forth. I have read about people starting colonies of bugs How does that work and can you post links. Just need all around advice for taking in a leopard gecko. Thanks

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-macularius%29

Leos are pretty easy to care for. If you are just getting one you shouldn't need to start your own colony of bugs. I feed my just mealworms and I get them from a local supplier.

I've had bad luck with leos in that all but one of mine seem to hate me. :rolleyes: My sub adult male actually seems to like me and will come out of his hide to be picked up when I open his tub. All of my females either try to bite me or defecate on me when I hold them in such a way that they can't bite me.

The care sheet I linked is the one I primarily used when getting things setup. I keep all of mine in tubs and use belly heat. They all seem to be doing well. :)

Would you mind posting a pic of your setup?

I can post some when I get home. I'm at work right now and I don't have any setup pictures on my photobucket account.

As Kinra said, you don't need to start a colony of feeders for just one pet, but IMO it's nice to have and produce your own feeders. You can always use craigslist to sell the extras. I have just recently started seeing a ton of babies running around in my setup. I still need to wait around another month before I start feeding some off to ensure the colony can sustain itself.

Here is a link to the setup I use. I have an 11" piece of flexwatt plugged into a thermostat for a hot spot, others use a human heating pad.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...a-colony-today!

I can also post pics of my setup when I get home as well. I have a rack for my leos on belly heat. With one gecko I wouldn't start an insect colony, but with all the ones I have, I do have a colony of mealies.

Just make sure you give him/her a dish ( I use milk jug caps ) of calcium powder without D3, or you can coat their food in it.

ok well I have to wait till the 23rd to see if I can get it then, hopefully I can. i want to start off with only one to see how I like it. Pictures of your setups will be very helpfull thank you. If you use racks what size tubs do you usually use? and where did you get your racks? I want a 10 shoebox tub boaphile rack. If i do happen to like it then maybe I might get one more but we will see how it goes.

Use a 10g tank or similar sized tub for one gecko. I just use paper towel for substraight. Have a proper sized heat mat on one end. Have a hiding spot plus a humid hide and a water and food dish.. I feed just meal worms to my geckos. I use Repshy supplement, IMO it's better then a calcium supplement.