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kholtme

kholtme

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I second Elizabeth, get a uthratherm or flukers, i would also recommend getting a thermostat. These keep your heat mat at the correct temps to prevent burns and house fires. Hydrofarm is a popular thermostat. Also it is important to elevate your tank off of the surface it is sitting on the allow the heat to distribute underneath the tank, this will also help prevent house fires. I use the pads meant to go under the legs of chairs to prevent them from scratching floors.
 
kholtme

kholtme

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You dont really need over head heating unless you are having problems with cool air temp on the warm side. If they fall below 68 degrees on the warm side (measured 4 inches off the ground) then you should look into getting over head heat. I recommend getting a che (ceramic heat emitter). These type of bulbs put out heat with no light. Light can be stressful for a gecko, and even though many people think they cant see red or blue bulbs, they can.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Rattlegecko114 said:
Is the white urates turning brown in some spots a sigh of dehydration and if It is how can I rehydrate her
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:)#105---Yellow Urates: Potential Causes......January 2015
Contributed by a vet who also keeps leopard geckos:

"Urate color depends upon things like diet, health, et cetera. Generally urates are very white. More pigmented (especially green) urates can indicate an issue. It is possible that if the animal has not passed stool or urates for some time there can be a little staining of the urate portion of the waste products. I also think that this is sometimes the case if the stool is loose. Then there is a greater chance for pigments to bleed from feces to urates. If it is just little off-color I would keep an eye on it and if it is infrequent I wouldn’t worry. If we are talking dark yellow or green that's biliverdin and it implies that there is something more serious going on.

Reptiles lack an enzyme called biliverdin reductase that allows them to convert biliverdin to bilirubin (as mammals do). So their bile is green. If the liver cannot handle removing it from the bloodstream efficiently, levels can exceed the renal threshold and spill into the urates. That would result in the urates being a greenish yellow to green color. What confounds this is that there's some mixing of feces and urine/urates in the cloaca so that some fecal pigments can stain the urates a light yellow color."
 
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Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Rattlegecko114 said:
I was just wondering if it could happen because my brother was petting her
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Be careful. Always supervise. NEVER grab any gecko by its tail! All you'll be left holding is the tail. :( Regenerated tails never look the same as the original.

Click: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...-time-lapse-slideshow-erin-linch-youtube.html

PS:
  • Have you had the chance to share a photo of that poop/feces like kholtme requested?
  • Does your leo have always have a dish of fresh water?
  • Does your leo have a warm moist hide 24/7 as well as warm dry and cool dry hides?
 
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kholtme

kholtme

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Im not sure i fully understand your question.

Yes a heating mat on the warm side will affect temperatures. The pad creates heat, which in return will raise the ground temp on the warm side of you tank. You set the temperature on the thermostat, then the thermostat will regulate the heat from the heat mat to keep it close to what you set it at.
 
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Rattlegecko114

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If It does that than why is she always cold when I pick her up but I meant will the thermometer have a higher temperature if the heating pad is on
 
kholtme

kholtme

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a thermometer measures the temperature. So if you put it on ice it will measure a low temp because ice is cold, if you put it on something hot it will measure a higher temp. Geckos are cold blooded so they dont make body heat like mammals do. They rely on nature to give them warmth.

Your heating pad is designed to produce heat, so yes, if you measure the temp of your heat mat you will get a higher temp then the air temp in your house.
 
kholtme

kholtme

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click go advanced under the reply box
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find pictures from your computer and upload them
 
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