Questions
Here we go! Sorry to lazy to add questions. I cant see this LG needing more than a 15 long or a 10 gallon. Not that I am questioning your expertise.
Herptivite (rep cal) and Zoo Med Calcium with and without D3
Common Leopard Gecko (E.M)
no name
wild type
no idea
4 months old
25 grams
6"
no idea
ReptMart
C.B.
16 x 8 x 10
5.5 gallon zilla
Duck Shelf Liner (used for years with many herps with no ill effects)
Warm Hide (reptihide (Black PVC looking palstic, left side of cage) and moist hide (ziplock container with moss and hole in top, right side)
yes
water bowl, lees mealworm dish
no changes in 2 months
15 watt sunlight bulb (no heat)
15 watt heat cable taped to bottom of right side of cage covering half of cage
no (just ordered zilla digital temp/humid guage)
cant give accurate degree (75 degrees 4 inches above ground most likely)
7o degress most likely 4 inches above substrate
15 watt heat cable UTH
Sticky feet included
no
humid hide
5 degree decrease at night (guess)
humidity not measured, no problematic sheds.
Dubia Roaches, Non chemically treated giant mealworms. silkworms, wax worms
Repashy Bug Burger/Oats
not generally gut loaded.
fed daily
Both with and without D3 Zoo Med Brand. (just ordered herptivite brand unknown)
no calcium in tank
silk worms
Normal
Normal
no weight loss, steady weight gain
No dishcarge from eyes or nose
no increased breathing rate or effort
Solid dropping and urates until recent feeding of silk worms.
Urates (white)
Urates 1/3 size of feces
Hi LEOPARD@1 ~
How about completing this so we have more details? Even a good idea to begin with a 20 gallon LONG.
What type of vitamin and calcium powder have you? Brand and specific type?
High quality pictures will be appreciated.
General Information
Species of lizard:
Gecko's name:
Morph:
Gender:
Age:
Weight:
Total length:
Length of your reptile when you first acquired it:
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner):
Captive bred or wild caught:
Vivarium
Enclosure dimensions (length x width x heighth):
Cage (type, size):
Substrate provided:
Types of hiding places provided:
Is there a humidity hide? location?
Please describe any other furnishings:
List recent changes in the environment, if any:
Lighting
Artificial lighting
Incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s):
Fluorescent (tube bulbs):
Access to ambient daylight from a distant window:
Heating
Do you have a thermometer(s) in the cage?
What type and brand of thermometer (digital with probe, temperature gun, LCD strip, analog (circle), combo digital thermometer/hygrometer, stainless steel aquarium type, other):
What is the ground temperature right on the substrate under the warm dry hide:
What is the air temperature on the warm end about 4 inches up from the ground:
What is the air temperature on the cool end about 4 inches up from the ground:
What device(s) are used to maintain the temperature (Under Tank Heater, heat light, ceramic heat emitter, Flexwatt heat tape, hot rock, other):
Ventilation space for your UTH by elevating the tank above the shelf (some UTHs come with sticky feet for the tank corners):
Are you using a thermostat(s)?
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time?
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much?
Humidity
Is the humidity measured?
Humidity range:
Diet
Insects and worms, list type:
Regular diet fed to the insects and worms:
Are the insects and worms formally “gutloaded” 1-2 days prior to feeding off to your gecko? If so with?
How often do you feed your gecko?
Please list any supplements (with brand names) used. How are they given and how often?
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both?
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without?
Multivitamins (include brand name)?
Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet:
General Health
If your gecko is sick, please describe the signs and how long your gecko has been showing these signs:
Is your gecko’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased?
Is your gecko’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased?
Have you noticed any of the following?
Weight (loss or gain):
Discharge from the eyes or nose:
Increased breathing rate or effort:
Change in the droppings:
Urates
---white or yellowish:
---size of urates as compared to size of feces:
Abnormal skin color or shedding:
Parasites on the skin or in the feces:
Weakness:
Regurgitation:
Previous problems and/or illnesses:
Other Critters in Same Cage or in Household
List other animals that are kept in the same cage:
Recent acquisitions (new pets within the past 6 months):
Are any of your other pets ill?
