Leo Setup

Well, I should have said 'most' know when to stop...there is always an exception ;)
And...torts are great! Love my little Greek!

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Leah,

I'm much like you, i was wandering around the reptile expo here in Dallas and fell in love with my baby leo, named Glen.

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I think it was his blue eyes that made me get him.

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This is the setup i use. I'm not sure if it's acceptable or not, i didn't actually do much research on these little guys until i got home with him.

you can buy crickets in fairly large numbers and they sell little keeper cages for them that are pretty convenient. So you can but a 2weeks supply and gut load and keep a few always on hand. Also i Find that feeding a few 2-3 per day is better then a huge bulk at once. I and most of the others i know have always feed them crickets with vitamins on them and not had any issues.

As far as keeping them together as others said only females and make sure they have the space/hides.

Well I guess I will chime in also(don't know why you didn't hit me up if you had questions :rolleyes:).... She was eating meal worms and small supers mostly occasional crickets. She was house with 2 other females and never had an issue but they don't Need companions. Yes you need a humid hide to help them shed along with a calcium and multivitamin. Other than that you can decorate the enclosure how ever you like and multiple hides can never hurt. I'm sorry for not going over some of this as I forget you don't have any lizards in your small zoo... LOl Hit me up I have some items you can have for her also... :D

i love that picture! ive lately been becoming more interested in these guys, i think i would like to get a couple some day

LoneSt4r-

Set up doesn't look bad but I would definitely provide hides on both the cool and warm sides of the tank. They should have a UTH attached to a thermostat which provides belly heat between 90 and 95F. Also that water bowl is too high, try to find something that is lower to the ground or else the little guy may not be able get any water. I can't tell what is in the green dish back in the left corner but if it's carrots and greens, that's not really necessary because as stated before they are carnivorous. You're on your way! Congrats on your new pickup, they make great pets and can have tons of personality if you handle them enough.

I recently sold my geckos to pursue Ball Pythons further, but after reading this post it makes me wish I hadn't.. haha. Anyway Hope this help!

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Originally Posted by Action Reptiles

Well I guess I will chime in also(don't know why you didn't hit me up if you had questions :rolleyes:).... She was eating meal worms and small supers mostly occasional crickets. She was house with 2 other females and never had an issue but they don't Need companions. Yes you need a humid hide to help them shed along with a calcium and multivitamin. Other than that you can decorate the enclosure how ever you like and multiple hides can never hurt. I'm sorry for not going over some of this as I forget you don't have any lizards in your small zoo... LOl Hit me up I have some items you can have for her also... :D

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I texted you! As you already know....and you're phone wasn't working ;)

I appreciate all the advice everyone :)

Yeah i just used something i had laying around the house, definitely not what i want as far as water is concerned. Work's been kicking my butt i haven't been able to hit up a petstore for something more appropriate. The dish in the back has carrots for the mealworms i have there. He actually hasn't eaten any of them since he shed, and he's actually beginning to worry me. Any ideas?

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Originally Posted by LoNeSt4r

Yeah i just used something i had laying around the house, definitely not what i want as far as water is concerned. Work's been kicking my butt i haven't been able to hit up a petstore for something more appropriate. The dish in the back has carrots for the mealworms i have there. He actually hasn't eaten any of them since he shed, and he's actually beginning to worry me. Any ideas?

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Use an exactoknife to cut down the depth of the water dish.....

Ohhh! Good idea!