Can you keep leopard geckos in racks?

[Jay_Bunny]

If so, do you recommend it? I was looking on reptile basics at some racks and a few say you can use them as leopard gecko racks. I don't like having a lot of tanks around and love the rack system for my ball pythons. Since I plan on getting more leopard geckos, would it be a good idea to invest in a lg rack? If so, what size tubs are recommended for full grown leopard geckos. Do you keep more than one to a tub? Any information would be appreciated.


(Not to mention, racks take up less space than a ton of glass tanks.)

[JASBALLS]

My daughter keeps her breeders in 27qt. yearlings in 15qrts. I set them up just like the bp's. Rack and heat wise. Works great.

[Jay_Bunny]

So fully grown breeders in 27qts and yearlings in 15qts. What about hatchlings and lgs that are under a year old? And do you keep more than one lg in a tub or is it good practice to keep them seperate unless breeding. I know that for snakes its one snake to one enclosure.

[JASBALLS]

1 per bin.. hatchlings go in 6qts.

[PythonWallace]

What about UV light? Don't leos need it? I built a cage style rack when I bred leos, so I could install fluorescents. I know people keep them in racks, but I always wondered about the UV.

[JASBALLS]

What about UV light? Don't leos need it? I built a cage style rack when I bred leos, so I could install fluorescents. I know people keep them in racks, but I always wondered about the UV.

Nope same as balls!

[SatanicIntention]

Nope, Leos are nocturnal, so UV doesn't provide any benefits to them.

[PythonWallace]

Right, thanks for the info. Now I remember. I only used 2.0 for them, figuring it couldn't hurt. Towards the end I actually did keep them in a rack. My memory is terrible.

[mlededee]

i used to keep babies in a 6qt rack. i kept clutchmates together (2 per bin) until they were several months old at which times males were separated.

[Jay_Bunny]

Do they still need their humid hide while in a rack? Put it on the warm side so it creates a lot of humidity within the hide just like you would with a tank?