Quote Originally Posted by dsmalex97 View Post
Hey everyone! A girl i know has a couple of leo she needs out of her house, and I want them but I don't know much about them. She has 2 in a 10 gallon and they look like adults. They don't look like they are being properly taken care of, another reason I want them...But shes giving me a 10 gallon tank, heat light, heat pad, and coupld of hides. It also has that blue calci-sand or w.e it is in it. Now I've been reading UTH's are the way to go with these guys, but i normally have BP's and they need a thermostat, will these guys be alright without one? Also what should ambient temps be cuz my house is a little cold in the winter? So yeah any help would be much appreciated!!! What I was going to do was seperate them in a 10 gallon each, UTH for each tank, not sure on the substrate yet, hides, water dish,thermometer, and i think thats it? I don't know what any of the levels should be amb temps, bask temps, humidity levels, all that, HELP!!!
Leo's are easy to care for, they can eat about 5 dusted crickets a day no bigger then the width between their eyes.They don't need overhead heat as long as it's warm in your house, belly heat is fine. They need UVB unless they can get some direct sunlight.

Dusting is very important with leos, es

They need to be sprayed a few time a week, they eat the skin that is shed so you may never actually get to see them shed. Seperating them is a good idea for leos because like any other animal, one will try to dominate the other. Look at the tails, they should be nice a thick because this is where the fat is stored. You will also see the tail is segmented as well, so never grab them by the tail.

I could go on and on haha. Ummm, I have learned all of this through past experiences, (and not a good one, which I ended up losing the leo) with one I took in and had for about 2 years and read stuff I would have never even thought of.

Here is a really good caresheet: http://www.leopardgecko.com/emcare.html