My first Leopard gecko

[Pokeefe88]

Hi everyone, I'm Trish I'm still pretty new to this forum but I have finally purchased a Leopard Gecko after researching since about May. Her parents are a rainwater blazing blizzard (mother) and Jungle Rainwater Albino (father)

I was told she is a girl, she was born (hatched?) on 5/28/11 so she is just under 2 months old.

My tank setup is slate tile with 3 hides. 2 on the hot side (91 f) and 1 on the cool side (79ish f). 1 of the hot hides is a humid hide but its too tall for her so I am going to make a new one after work tonight. I heat with a UTH and a ceramic heater to turn on if the temps drop a bit; they are on a thermostat.

She has water and calcium (how often should I change the calcium?)

I have the pure calcium, calcium plus D3 and the multivit for her. I have small crickets, mealworms, phoenixworms and waxworms for her to eat. I have gut-loaded the crickets so far but not the worms yet.

She is about to shed so I will wait until she is more settled for feeding her and taking a good picture of her.

 

[Yoshi'smom]

I tend to change the calcium in my leo's tank about once a week. I just do it when I also clean out the poo.

 

[Mardy]

Congrats on your new leopard gecko, exciting times!

The calcium dish I usually change once a few weeks or whenever they either spill it or get it dirty or wet somehow. I have a couple messy geckos that just love to stomp in the dish and I have to wipe up after them, like lil babies I swear lol.

 

[Pokeefe88]

Does anyone know the morph that my gecko will be from the parents? Thank you Marty & Yoshi's mom! Also I have her in a 20 gallon long tank.

 

[Yoshi'smom]

I'm no good on that subject. I love leopard geckos but not big into the whole morph side. Hopefully someone with more knowledge on that can help.

 

[Pokeefe88]

, thank for the quick reply. I'm no good either & since she is just about to shed I can't see her true colors but she is still very pretty.

 

[Mardy]

You have a Rainwater Albino het Blizzard from that pairing.

The morph calculator is very useful in figuring out what you can produce if parents are known.

 

[Angelina]

Congratulations on your new leo! :biggrin: Have you named her? It sounds like she'll be very happy with you.
I too change my leo's calcium every couple weeks or when they spill/dirty it. I don't know what morph she would be, but can't wait to see a pic!

 

[Pokeefe88]

Thanks Marty! I will fav that.

I haven't named her yet, I think I will wait until I can see her colors & her personality when she settles in. thank you Angelina! I will post pics soon after work in 4 hrs

 

[Mardy]

I will post pics soon after work in 4 hrs

OMG you're posting on gecko forums at work! I'm telling :rofl:

 

[Pokeefe88]

Yep haha, I work a pool & I get a lot of down time. I clean up after the patrons. You can tell but my cpo (shift manager, pretty much) is across from me playing a video game :nana:

 

[Yoshi'smom]

I'm telling!!!

 

[monkeyman99]

congrats

Congrats on the new leo. Good luck raising her. One thing though i haven't herd of phoenixworms for a leos diet but if it was recommended the go for it. have fun raising your leopard gecko.

 

[Pokeefe88]

Congrats on the new leo. Good luck raising her. One thing though i haven't herd of phoenixworms for a leos diet but if it was recommended the go for it. have fun raising your leopard gecko.

Thanks! There's mixed reviews on them but I think they are better then mealworms . I'm still at work but I can look that up later.

 

[Yoshi'smom]

When you get home from work share those pics!!

 

[Pokeefe88]

I will, I will see if she will let me take some pics of her too. Ill get my tank setup too

 

[Pokeefe88]

Pictures of new Leopard Gecko

She was hiding in her rock den so I snagged some pictures of her as I can take off the 'front' plate of the rock without moving her/it much. I didnt want to stress her out by handling her. She's had a pretty stressing day so I am leaving her alone until she is acclimated.

Im not sure how to comment in between pictures so here's the jist of the photos.

The first one is at the All Animal Expo from which I bought her from lzrdgrl.com. There was such a variety!! They were all really healthy and the breeder was very nice and very informational. She gave me a caresheet and her cards and showed me some of her best color hatchlings.

The next picture is of her hiding in her den.

The next two are of my tank. They are pretty bare. I am making a new humid hide (thats why the one is on its side), I feel its to high for her to climb.

Feel free to drop suggestion for things for me to add. I want to make it more fun for her. I might add some climbing wall on the cool side.

 

[Debbie7054]

Pheonix worms have a much higher level of calcium than meal worms, they wiggle loads more than meal worms and they don't escape out of dishes like meal worms.

 

[Pokeefe88]

Pheonix worms have a much higher level of calcium than meal worms, they wiggle loads more than meal worms and they don't escape out of dishes like meal worms.

Okay, thank you! I heard that they were better but that some geckos wont eat them.

 

[Yoshi'smom]

I've seen that fancy rock thing! The front is magnetized through the glass so that you can just pull it off to see who's inside! Like!