hi everyone Im new to leopard geckos so I need some help
Posted 08-10-2008 at 12:50 PM by carlos
I bearly bought a leopard gecko this tuesday and im using a heat matt for her but she doesnt spend much time under it and the temperature is in the low 80's and im using newspaper for substrate. every time I wake up she is in the cool side of the tank freezing can someone please tell me what im doing wrong or what I should do.
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Do you mean she doesn't spend that much time ON it? You said under it... I'm assuming you put the UTH under the tank correct? You said the temp is 80, is that on the cool or warm end? Do you have any thermometers in the tank? If not you need to put one in the warm side and one on the cooler side. Check the temps and make sure it's about 88-90 in the warm end and 78-80 in the cooler end. 80 is way too low for a warm end. It needs to be about 88. I set mine to 90.
They'll move back and forth to regulate their temperature so you shouldn't worry once the temps are accurate. I have 8 Leos and all their tanks have a hide/cave right on top of the UTH (90 degrees), one on the cool end, and a moist hide on the other corner. They almost all the time spend the days laying either in the cool cave, or in between. The only times I see them go in the cave on the UTH are at night after they eat. It seems they know when they need to heat their bellies to help digestion after they eat. (They also poop at night) So it's like a schedule with them... As far as "freezing" I doubt it. She may just be young. Some of them are still a little wobby/shaky. It may look like a disease or problem but most grow out of it once they gain a little weight. My Blizzard did that when he was only a couple grams when I got her a couple weeks ago. I thought he might have had MBD or something but I watched her closely and a few grams later (she's about 7 now) she stopped and is a lot more active... |
Posted 08-13-2008 at 01:33 PM by slove1106
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