Celticwar17
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Hello,
So I ordered two Juvenile Leopard geckos in the mail, one female High Color and one male Diablo Blanco.... I do plan on breeding the pair eventually when they get older. I have had them for 2 1/2 days..
I have a 40 gallon tank(not long) with a large heat rock and medium heat pad. I am waiting on a thermometer in the mail. I am aware of the concerns of the heat rock, I'll make sure to monitor it... I made sure to get a trustworthy brand with a guarantee of no overheating.... the Geckos seem to love it.
The substrate is eco earth, about 3 inches deep.
instantly when first introducing them into the tank the female gecko I could tell was alert and in high spirits, she almost immediately retreated to one of the 3 hides and was calm. The male though... seemed very stressed out trying to climb the glass and walking all over. He has eventually settled and made a burrow under the heat rock on the warm side.
The female seems very healthy and alert, at dusk she goes on the hunt for insects and gobbles them up instantly(I have small mealworms and small superworms). There was actually an escaped superworm that was tunneling under the eco earth and she was stalking him fascinatingly. The male seems to never want to come out of his burrow. I've tried to gather him and show him some worms, but he instantly tries to scurry away and hide. Both geckos sleep together under the heat rock. The female is a sweetheart, she is almost already tame.
I'm worried about my male diablo blanco... is this just a case of him anxious and will need a few days to get used to the environment? There is a possibility that the tank is too cold, I thought it would be enough with a medium heat pad and large heat rock.... and the female seems to be doing great. I'll figure that out when the thermometer comes.
I am really set on trying to get these two to live together. I've heard geckos socialize much better when they grow up with other geckos and in the wild they often live in colonies. They haven't displayed any aggressive behavior with each other.
just recently bought some small crickets today and see maybe he only wants those...
So I ordered two Juvenile Leopard geckos in the mail, one female High Color and one male Diablo Blanco.... I do plan on breeding the pair eventually when they get older. I have had them for 2 1/2 days..
I have a 40 gallon tank(not long) with a large heat rock and medium heat pad. I am waiting on a thermometer in the mail. I am aware of the concerns of the heat rock, I'll make sure to monitor it... I made sure to get a trustworthy brand with a guarantee of no overheating.... the Geckos seem to love it.
The substrate is eco earth, about 3 inches deep.
instantly when first introducing them into the tank the female gecko I could tell was alert and in high spirits, she almost immediately retreated to one of the 3 hides and was calm. The male though... seemed very stressed out trying to climb the glass and walking all over. He has eventually settled and made a burrow under the heat rock on the warm side.
The female seems very healthy and alert, at dusk she goes on the hunt for insects and gobbles them up instantly(I have small mealworms and small superworms). There was actually an escaped superworm that was tunneling under the eco earth and she was stalking him fascinatingly. The male seems to never want to come out of his burrow. I've tried to gather him and show him some worms, but he instantly tries to scurry away and hide. Both geckos sleep together under the heat rock. The female is a sweetheart, she is almost already tame.
I'm worried about my male diablo blanco... is this just a case of him anxious and will need a few days to get used to the environment? There is a possibility that the tank is too cold, I thought it would be enough with a medium heat pad and large heat rock.... and the female seems to be doing great. I'll figure that out when the thermometer comes.
I am really set on trying to get these two to live together. I've heard geckos socialize much better when they grow up with other geckos and in the wild they often live in colonies. They haven't displayed any aggressive behavior with each other.
just recently bought some small crickets today and see maybe he only wants those...
Good luck with your two!
