Proper Care For Your Leopard Gecko
In recent days adopting and exotic animal like leopard gecko had becoming a great interest all around the world. If you are looking for an extra ordinary species to add your reptile list or desire to own a reptile pet, then Leopard Gecko can be a great choice for you. Leopard gecko is different from other reptiles and it gains it reputation as pet for its wonderful colors and patterns and mostly for its criteria on different stages on their life. But if you want to become a Leopard Gecko owner, you may require special care of it. It is a high responsibility to rake a proper care of your pet which may include proper shelter, food, love, attention, and security.
Kinds of Reptile Bedding and Substrates
There are varieties of reptile substrates that you may apply for your pet. Conversely, if you fail to choose a good substrate, it may cause a victim to your beloved pet. That’s why a judgment of substrate is really very important. You may find many debates in several reptile forums about the appropriate substrate for your gecko. The substrates may be newspaper, paper towel, peat moss, outdoor or indoor carpet, etc. However, only the perfect substrate can ensure a fit leopard gecko.
If you really want a healthy leopard gecko and want a nice bedding decoration, paper towel may be a good choice for your pet’s welfare with the minimum risk and I would like strongly suggest this as proper bedding. But for an adult gecko you may use outdoor or indoor carpet for flooring.
Apply Sand as Substrate
You will find a lot of comments on different reptile forums about applying send as a substrate for geckos. Many hobbyists have a good interest to make a comfortable house for their geckos by applying send, because it provides more natural appear and nicer in decoration. There is a little risk in applying send as substrate, but there is a good way to diminish the risk.
The first way is that; ensure to choose the appropriate send for gecko. There are some sands in pet stores which are solid. Just remember that silica is the real send and the larger the size of the sand, the more possibility to lead your gecko to impact with these. Second way is that; don’t allow the sand to get wet. And thirdly, ensure your gecko’s supplements are completed. The most important fact is that you must confirm that your leopard gecko’s length is more than 6 inches before applying sand. Sand might give a good natural look, but you must have to apply it with care.
Health Concern of Leopard Gecko
You may find a lot of questions in gecko forum about “why leopard geckos take substrate as a food”. In my view, this occurs due to our faults. Generally gecko owners did not give enough concern on its food supplement. If you are a gecko owner and like the natural appear of the substrate, it is extremely important to give them a plate of calcium powder. It will be fine if you give them suitable and adequate food supplement. However, please never forget to check the leopard gecko very closely to ensure that everything is perfect.
Gecko Tank for Your Pet
Creating a better house for a baby leopard gecko is the most critical task in the field of leopard gecko care. You must have to give a lot of concentrations for your pet in this stage because they are very helpless when they are baby. However, you can make a good relationship with your pet if you take a proper care when they are very young.
At first you have to ensure that their tank is moderately clean. You should give a good attention and observe its situation every day. If your gecko is very young, you should keep it in a 5 gallon tank. Setting up a tank with a perfect substrate is really an important fact, because improper substrate can cause the death to your pet.
