New Leopard Gecko

[dkoehl26]

[LizardPants]

Congrats on your new leo!

You may want to change out that sand. Some people use natural sand, but the consensus is to use no sand at all. Calcium sand is especially bad because they will ingest it for the calcium, and become impacted.
I use paper towels. They're easy to change out, disposable, and my geckos seem to like them.
If you want something more aesthetically pleasing, a lot of people use ceramic or stone tile.

If you're not familiar you should check out geckoforums.net

[dkoehl26]

hmmm I just picked it up for my daughter paid 20 dollars for her and the tank and setup. They said that they had her like that for 2 years so I figured I would just leave her as is since she has been that way for 2 years. I read them but I am afraid to change the way she is since she already seems like she is having a hard time eating and everything since the move here. The were also feeding her super worms and I read that is a no no with them and have not given her one. Gave her large mule worms and crickets. Hasn't touched much of anything food wise.

I also read that you should keep a cap of calcium in there because the gecko will regulate their calcium intake.

[dkoehl26]

Also read that if you keep them on repti sand to put a dish in there so they don't ingest the sand while feeding.

[Clementine_3]

Yes, do keep a milk cap of calcium (pure) in the tank at all times, they do lick at it. Superworms are fine, my guys eat them. A varied diet is always good, crickets are great too. I don't know what a mule worm is so can't comment on them.

I, personally, think any loose substrate is not a good idea. There are a lot of folks who will disagree but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Sand (calcium especially) can build up in their intestines over time and cause impaction, which can kill them. Regular sand is better, but why risk it. They lick everything, repeatedly, so will ingest that as well. I use ceramic tile on the warm side and paper towel on the cool...it works and won't kill them.

Congrats on getting her, she looks like a cute!