`Do I have a correct list of what my leopard gecko will need?
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Elizabeth Freer
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I'll make a video after school, and hes cool.
:biggrin:
Actually before I post a video of him I have a question. He went to the bathroom in his warm dry hide. I put the extra paper towel on the top middle of the tank. I know he wouldn't know to use the bathroom there, but do I move the hides so that where he goes to the bathroom is outside of the hide, or should I just put the extra paper towel in that hide?
Elizabeth Freer
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:yahoo: poop!
Don't move the hides. How about a picture of your setup?
Let him settle in before you change anything.
Leos are very sensitive to all changes within their homes.![IMG_0189[1].jpg](https://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/data/attachments/26/26745-341a8c26dc8e6dce0313b38ab3d8e130.jpg "IMG_0189[1].jpg")
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JessJohnson87
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The tank looks good! You could add some toilet paper rolls in there for something entertaining, for the gecko of course. I would let him settle and figure out where he wants to go, if it's in the hide you can put the poop in a certain spot and leave it there to "train" him to poop else where.
Zux
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Regarding the poop thing.
Before he goes again, move his poop (if you still have it) to where you want him to go in future, after doing this once or twice my gecko began to keep using the place I set aside for her. Keep in mind he will prefer to go as far away from his main hide as possible (as his instincts will tell him its safest to do that) so perhaps a corner on the cool side is the best choice of location.
Before he goes again, move his poop (if you still have it) to where you want him to go in future, after doing this once or twice my gecko began to keep using the place I set aside for her. Keep in mind he will prefer to go as far away from his main hide as possible (as his instincts will tell him its safest to do that) so perhaps a corner on the cool side is the best choice of location.
JessJohnson87
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Mine goes on the cool side now. Every time I would make a "bathroom" for him, he would always go on the opposite side of it.
I'm going to feed him soon and when I do I'm going to have someone help me record it. He will get 6 crickets, all gutloaded with bearded dragon food and collard greens, and if he eats them all then I'll bump it up one next time I feed him and so on. It might be a while before I post it if I even post it today since I'll have to post it on youtube.
Zux
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I can't wait until I get him tame. I also can't wait to feed him at 7:30, but I'm going to let the crickets finish eating
I believe as-long as you take the right approach and are patient, almost any Leo will become tame enough to be handled.
When I got mine she was about as skittish as is possible, for month after month she was instantly ducking for her hide at the slightest movement or even sound.
Coming up to 4 months later I am only now in the last week able to pick her up and hold her for extended periods, I'm guessing that's about as extreme as cases get so I'm sure your experience will be much faster but my point is it will all work out with care and time. The rewards are worth it.
Enjoy your new friend.
Zux
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Ouch, a lesson you will only have to learn once I imagine :biggrin:
There is markings on my hand. I didn't get to record since my hand was hurting and has some markings on it. It still hurts, actually. I fed him 5 crickets since one got away. I had to tong feed him 2 because it seemed like he was struggling to find them. I took out everything except for the water dish and he still had some trouble. I fed him 3 normal crickets 1 dusted with calcium and 1 that was also dusted with calcium but it fell in the water. Does that sound good for a first feeding?
Elizabeth Freer
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Sorry about your hand. A good treatment for burns is to place your hand in cool water.
So you dusted 1-2 of 5 crickets with Repti Calcium with D3?
This sounds like an excellent first feeding! Some newly purchased leos don't eat for a week, sometimes longer. He seems to be settling in quite well.
Are you thinking about a name?
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I dusted 3 out of the 6 but 1 escaped that was dusted, and 1 fell into water. So he got one that was fully dusted and one that was dusted and fell in water, so may of had some still on him. plus 3 undusted crickets. Next time Ill take out the hides and the water dish, or put him in what I keep the gutloading crickets in. Will it be ok to pick him up just to transport him from one container to the next and back?
P.S. I'm thinking of naming him Flynn.
P.S. I'm thinking of naming him Flynn.