hi all, well, im an experienced corn snake keeper but have just aquired my first leopard gecko yesterday from his owner who left him in with bigger one n had his tail eaten off!
he's 3 wks old and just georgous!
so, was just wondering if anyone had any hints or tips and to say hi!

[knz-geckos]

Hi welcome to the forum
What kind of set up do you have the leo in at the moment
Substrate, size, temps?
We can go from there if you like

[Elvis_The_Gecko]

Hello and welcome

Aw poor thing with its tale...it may not have been eaten off though. Leo geckos drop their tale if they are threatened or very scared so it could have dropped off, if that's the case then it will grow a regenerated tale, Google it for more info as I'm not an expert but I know this tail-dropping is common

I'm relatively new to the leo gecko world too, I've had mine (Elvis) for just over a month now so if you have any questions as a newbie, just ask!

This is basically what I have in my 2ftx1ft viv = heat mat that covers half the vivs floor space, red 25 watt light bulb, repti carpet, 2 hides at each end of the viv, plastic plant, piece of wood (it has shade so kinda counts as a 3rd hide but isn't enclosed), water dish and a rock with a hole in it filled with moss.

The temps in the viv from 8am-9pm are 82 degrees at the hot end and 70 degrees in the cool end and from 9pm-8am I turn off the red lamp and the temp drops from 82 to 76 and from 70 to 66ish.

Of course I put the food in which are usually medium size locusts or small meal worms and 1-2 times a week I give him a wax worm, Elvis isn't keen on crickets though.

I change the water every other day and drizzle water on the moss every 2-3 days.

Let me know if you want to know anything else
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Hi

Good luck with your new aquisition. does it have a name yet?

I keep my geckos in slightly higher temps, during the day it is around 88F and in the evening 72/74F. They have a food dish, water dish, a small dish (upturned milk top) with calcium in, 2 hides at each end, a moist hide (for shedding), a big waterfall (with no water in as it broke but they love to climb up it) and some wood which they climb and hide over and under!

If yours is still a baby, you will need to feed it everyday. I'm also new to geckos but these forums are great, there is always someone who can answer your questions or point you in the right direction. Especially KNZ!

Good Luck with your new baby! lol x

hi again, ive found out its a girl,so called her angel lol
im quite up on most of it as ive had pythons n iguana's etc, was a bit unsure with the whole tail thingy a first but its growing back and she eating 3 small crickts a day n gets vitamins, fresh water etc and doing well, u all seem very helpful so will ask for advice when needed lol
and am happy to return the favour when it comes to snakes lol

hi is this the speedwaybabe of the cornsnake forum ?

yes it is technomacleod, have we met? lol

lol
i a member 2 lol
just wondering
i gettin 2 leos in 9 weeks and hoprefully a corn in November thts why i a member on there

thats cool! where u gettin corn from? and leos? where r u based? im getting 2 more baby corns on 2nd aug, cant wait! they waiting up north for me to get em lol and only got the one tiny leo at the mo, but def want more lol

Don't no about the corn yet.
But i gettin my 2 baby leos near the end of august or near then. They should hatch around the end of july. Got my viv, heat mat, matstat and thermometers already. Made sure most of the ded important stuff is bought first.
Im based in Cheshire and getting them off my freind as he breeds leos. I get them for a fiver each