can someone give me a few tips on geckos?

Question

im planning on getting the blizzard gecko and i wanted a few pointers on when to feed? how long does it live? what to put in the tank? can you handle them for long periods of time? and a anything else you think i should know about getting a gecko. ( first time buying a reptile)

Answer 1

Feeding: Babies must be fed every night, Adults must be fed every other night. Make sure the insects are large enough to fit between their eyes to prevent choking or impaction.

Leopard Geckos live 15-20 years.

Inside the tank, you need a cool hide, a warm/humid hide, a shallow dish of water, a shallow dish of calcium powder (leopard geckos regulate their own calcium), and if you'd like to leave food, you can leave a dish of mealworms if you prefer. Outside, you must have a UTH on the warm side to regulate digestion.

Leopard geckos can become hand tamed, but must not be left out for long periods of time because they can cold. You can handle them, but just not too long.

Tips: Always gutload your feeders 24 hours in advance with healthy food. If you just toss insects in there without being gutloaded, your gecko won't get any good nutrition. Wax worms must only be used as treats as they are fatty and very addicting, if you overfeed waxies, your gecko may refuse all other food.. it's like junk food to them. Dust feeders with calcium every few days and with multivitamin powder 1-2 times per week.

Answer 2

I dont know if they are similar but I had a Tokay Gecko and it was very mean and pretty large. It would bite if it had a chance. I fed it crickets and a pinky every now and then. Make sure your pinkys are not too old when you feed them or it can get pretty gross. One time he couldnt get the whole thing in his mouth and just ate the head yuck! I wouldnt handle a Tokay Gecko or most lizards you just watch them. I had a heat rock and some plastic plants and a water dish. The water dish should be pretty solid or the lizard will tip it over. They have new cages now that are mesh so air can go through them I would use those instead of an aquarium. If it is a rain forest lizard you have to spray it with water every now and then. They sell misters that will spray out water at certain time intervals. I am thinking of getting another lizard but not a Tokay. I had to give away the Gecko so I dont know how long he lived. Getting crickets from the pet store got to be alittle annoying. Good luck.

Answer 3

i've a leopard gecko who's the ripe historic age of 14 years historic and he or she sheds each month and a part or so. for the reason that americais younger it is going to shed particularly mostly as it's developing! its a well notion to spray it with water round dropping time to aid. Mines does have trouble with toe dropping, you'll be able to discover white dermis round her ft and if it hasn't picked this off inside an afternoon or two of dropping u'll must deliver it a hand, or a couple of layers would reduce off circulate to ft. soak the gecko in a few shallow hot water (it wont like this in any respect) then very very lightly attempt to opt for the dermis away with tweezers. my gecko is particularly squirmy so this may occasionally most often take a while! Might even be an notion to pop a shed field into the tank/vivarium, which you'll be able to make out of a bit of plastic bath with a gap to get out and in of. it will have to have wet reptile moss or coconut soil within, which once more simply is helping the shed :) desire i have been useful!

Answer 4

try exotic pets as I don't know if they have blizzard gecko on there but they do have geckos

Answer 5

The best sites to read are:

http://www.drgecko.com/index.html
http://www.thegeckospot.com/index.html
http://www.reptilerooms.com/