leopard gecko housing-babies

[Mrmaae191]

so as some of you may know i have a baby gecko, 6 weeks old today and i currently have it in a plastic container that is around W21cm L33cm H10cm, at what point should i decide to get a bigger container?

Cheers

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

so as some of you may know i have a baby gecko, 6 weeks old today and i currently have it in a plastic container that is around W21cm L33cm H10cm, at what point should i decide to get a bigger container?

Cheers

Any time you're ready, your leo will be ready for a larger enclosure. Make sure it's big enough for 3 hides: warm dry, warm humid, & cool dry. I suggest a 20 long right now. That's 76 x 32 x 32 cm tall. I recommend a heat mat that covers 1/2 the footprint.

If your room temps dip lower than 67ish*F (19.4*C) you may wish to warm the air with a ceramic heat emitter bulb that's plugged into a separate thermostat.


Temperatures - A temperature gradient from warm to cool maintains your leo's health. Here's a temperature guide for all leopard geckos as measured with the probe of a digital thermometer or a temp gun (and controlled by a thermostat set at 91*F/32.8*C):

• Warm end ground temperature: 88-92 F (31.1-33.3 C) underneath a leo's warm dry hide
• Cool end ground temperature: 70ish-75 F (21.1-23.9 C) Usually the cool end ground temperature matches the room temperature where the enclosure sits.
• no greater than 82ish F (27.8ish C) air temperature - 4 inches above ground on the warm end
• no greater than 75 F (23.9 C) air temperature - 4 inches above ground on the cool end

Leave the heat mat/UTH on 24/7. If you wish, during the night turn off overhead lighting/heating (~12 hours on and ~12 hours off) unless ambient room temperatures drop lower than 67ish*F (19.4*C).

 

[Mrmaae191]

Any time you're ready, your leo will be ready for a larger enclosure. Make sure it's big enough for 3 hides: warm dry, warm humid, & cool dry. I suggest a 20 long right now. That's 76 x 32 x 32 cm tall. I recommend a heat mat that covers 1/2 the footprint.

If your room temps dip lower than 67ish*F (19.4*C) you may wish to warm the air with a ceramic heat emitter bulb that's plugged into a separate thermostat.


Temperatures - A temperature gradient from warm to cool maintains your leo's health. Here's a temperature guide for all leopard geckos as measured with the probe of a digital thermometer or a temp gun (and controlled by a thermostat set at 91*F/32.8*C):

• Warm end ground temperature: 88-92 F (31.1-33.3 C) underneath a leo's warm dry hide
• Cool end ground temperature: 70ish-75 F (21.1-23.9 C) Usually the cool end ground temperature matches the room temperature where the enclosure sits.
• no greater than 82ish F (27.8ish C) air temperature - 4 inches above ground on the warm end
• no greater than 75 F (23.9 C) air temperature - 4 inches above ground on the cool end

Leave the heat mat/UTH on 24/7. If you wish, during the night turn off overhead lighting/heating (~12 hours on and ~12 hours off) unless ambient room temperatures drop lower than 67ish*F (19.4*C).

Thanks so much for the information

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Thanks so much for the information

You're welcome!