Leopard Gecko??Good Pets?Have One?

Question

Can They Make Good Pets Or Does Anyone Have One?

Answer 1

Leopard geckos make fine pets.
They do not take up much room - a 15 gallon is fine for one, 20 gallons would be fine for a pair. They are usually quite friendly - they aren't really pettable pets, but you can take them out and hold them.
They do not require much maintenance - they need freshwater and crickets every day, and spot cleaning of poop, but that's about it.
They are out and about often, and you can make really nice desertic-looking cages (avoid using sand or cacti, though).

As always, there are certain costs associated. You need a heat source (overhead is best - they make heat lamps that can clamp on to the side of the cage - or a heating pad). You need the tank with a secure wire lid. You need a water dish, and tank decor (i prefer to use large flat pebbles or slate rock as the substrate, or just plain old paper towel), a dry hidebox like a half-log or a coconut shell, and a moist hidebox like a tubberware with a hole cut into the top, filled with moist moss.
You will need food (crickets, with occasional wax, silk and mealworms) and calcium and vitamin supplements.

Answer 2

Leo make great pets (IMO) I own and breed them. At the moment i have 2 males, 5 females and 4 hatchlings. They dont demand much.They are nocturnal and spend most of the day sleeping. They dont mind being held and come tons of different morphs.

They are solitary animals so keep them together isnt a good idea. You can try to keep more then one female together but watch them carefully and be preparied to move them into there own tanks. At min a 20gallon long should be used for a single leopard gecko. You should use a under the tank heater as leo's take in heat throgh there bellys so a heat lamp isnt the best thing to use. Temps should be 88-92 on the hot side and about 75 on the cool side. This can be done by pluging in the heater to a light dimmer or a thermostats. You can check the temps useing a temp gun or a thermometer.

A water dish, Dish with Pure Calcium (no D3), and a worm dish. THere should be 1 hot hide, 1 cool hide, and 1 moist hide (help with shedding). They need fresh water daily and should be fed once a day.

You can feed them live crickets, meal worms, phoenix worms, silk worms, butter worms, horned worms, super worms, spike worms and wax worms. If you decide to use wax worms be carefull as they are low in protien and really high in fat.

Hope this helps

Answer 3

Leopard Geckos make very good pets. They are very easy to take care of. Although they are a little bit costly at first with having to buy the habitat set-up and food. If you purchase a juvenille gecko you can't hold them as much and they need to be on carpet and not substrate. Adult geckos can go on sand or carpet. They need a moist retreat under their hiding spot (usually moss) and they need to be fed about 4 crickets each at night and then any left overs need to be taken out in the morning so they can sleep.

The only bad part about them is that they are nocturnal so sleep mostly during the day. Other than that they are very docile. If you do plan on purchasing one make sure you set the habitat up for at least 24 hours prior to bringing it home.

Answer 4

I've never had one, but I understand that they can be nice pets but do need very special housing and nutrition for a good quality life.

Do lots of reading and learning so you can provide a home that would best suit it's needs.

And check to see how big he is going to get. A grown pet can be quite different than a young one.

Answer 5

I don't have one,
always wanted one,
but I know their good pets!