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My gecko ik s a young adult and is in a ten gallon I was originally going to make that a permanent enclosure with one hide, no humid hide and just keep her like that. No I really want this tank for christmas I will get a humid hide another normal hide and more decor that way I can stimulate her and not make her cage boring you are my go to channel for gecko care.

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL pleaseeeee go check out a vid I made I want to make sure I was giving out the right info and that my leopard gecko has a happy life !

Hello love your channel I have been looking up everything you need and watching your vids and I am looking for a medium low exo terra I have been told that is a good size for an adult not to sure though would love a reccomendation

outdoornoobie this one was 120$ I think

Cheese The CowFish lmao thank you love

Olive Shupe you’re welcome love.

Sean Hartmann I’ve tried that before my geckos never seemed to be interested in it. I especially did it for kaiser when he has MBD, he was never interested.

Hope you got it- I have a large low- it really is a big step up from my old 10 gallon!

dajoke24 i know just because they are “doing fine” doesnt mean they’re living the way they should

Matthew that’s true, but mine ARE living the way they should

Olive Shupe but they ARE NOT supposed to have a moist substrate

In the wild the substrate isn’t bone dry. A light misting every day is very beneficial because it keeps the tank from completely drying out

Olive Shupe they live in the dry rocky grasslands of Afghanistan and northern India? Not somewhere with moist dirt, i don’t understand why your defending yourself and talking to me like I’m dumb when your LITERALLY wrong.

Andrew D admire what ..?

Olive Shupe supposed to be 6:39. After you put the last piece in

Andrew D oh hahah

Olive Shupe fml 😂😭

Olive Shupe you know what me meant lmao

MT13 no not at all

TheGamingGecko thank you so much but yeah I do that too

dont use carpet for leos

agreed

True but they are great quality!

Yeah they a great though

My local reptile shop sells them for cheap this one was 90$

gregsmegkreg tv it does if you soak it with water and you have a heat lamp or pad

gregsmegkreg tv it does hold humidity same with Moss

Professor Snippety-snaps breathable mesh

EliteEclipse 995 I think this one was 170$ too, I got it at petco

thanks! ill try this out for her

Agustin Torres obviously I didn’t. And it didn’t come with any

Oh I thought it came with some dumb ass dirt bag

Flying Birdy when I’m handfeeding my geckos or I put them on the dirt then yes. But when I put my mealworms in the fooddish they never crawl out, they do bury in the eco earth tho if you leave them in there. I still 100% Reccomend it it’s one of the best substrates for your geckos

Olive Shupe do you use a uvb on your gecko ? I want some advice on that

I wouldn't use a uvb, leos don't need it and it's not good for them. just stick with a heat mat

Emma Harris does the heat mat need to be on one side or?

+jayda Morgan yes, it should take up about 1/3 of the bottom of the tank

Thank you so much!:) much love

Hajra Ka thanks, and no I only spray lie once a week lol

i use a heat mat that covers half the size of the tank

Ted Nitka recommendations for tanks..?

Olive Shupe, just care recommendations. :)

ExpoKill 20 gallon

I am pretty sure I just bought it at Petco, they have different sizes of the drift wood, too. This was the smallest size I believe. You should see it there.

Olive Shupe thanks!

i bought it at petco

yeah i got this from a petco

Razor Burns I have a litter scooper type thing that is made for reptiles that I use to scoop out poop daily. Other than that I just swap the eco earth for new eco earth every six months

@@OliveDeuce oh so you don't how to worry about the smell or anything like that??

Razor Burns no I’ve never really had a smell with eco earth at all. I’ve been using it for 7+ years

Ive had leopardgeckos (about 30 of them in total now) on coconut husk/eco earth for over 10 years now and never had a problem. If you fear them getting to much when they eat (because they jump on the food) feed mealworms in a dish. If you feeding crickets, you can always have a seperate feeding box with paper towels or something. But like I said, never had any issues but I guess its depends on your gecko. Ive seen them getting some in their mouth, but they always spit it out. Never use sand and I'm not a big fan of the carpets out there. Ive seen way to many geckos losing claws/fingers because they get stuck on the fibers when attacking food. So I would always go for paper towels for young geckos, and husk/eco earth for semi adults/adults.

Matthew Do Nguyen definitely not

Absolutely not.... they need a 75 gallon at the least dude...

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l7efis2K2NqZkpc.html eco earth does not cause impaction, it actually loosens when it becomes wet, unlike sand which almost solidifies and clearly becomes compacted.

Flying Birdy and I do

paige casey well eco earth is way more natural than paper towel... I’ve never put my babies on paper towels. I’ve had kaiser since he was a day old, he’s always been on eco earth. Geckos like to dig around, they can’t dig in paper towels. If you were a gecko which one would you want to have? I’ve always hated how people used paper towels the only way I’d use them is if their substrate needed cleaned and I had none left

Olive Shupe yeah I know they arnt the best but in nz ist hard to find echo earth I'm going to change it to that one day but not while she's still a baby I once put moss in her humid hid she even ate that and got compacted not sure why tho so yeah that's just my opinion but I was telling everyone that is is safe and standing up for you sooo??

Olive Shupe As much as Geckos dig, I wouldn’t exactly say they like it. Most of the time when Geckos are ‘digging’ they are actually just moving their substrate around to either find heat, or find a cooler spot. Most of the time they are actually just kicking around and testing out the area around them. You say it’s way more natural but in actual fact their habitats outside of captivity are made up of rocky terrain and tight packed clay, in the wild they don’t dig much, plain and simple because they can’t. The climate they originated from (Pakistan, Iran, Iraq ect) isn’t exactly bone dry, but it definitely isn’t that moist either. Also, as far as saying that you wouldn’t put your Leos on paper towel when they are baby’s, it IS a safer option. People generally put their Leos on white paper towel to ensure they are going to the toilet regularly, and because it’s a hundred times easier to see if there are any issues/inconsistencies with their excrement. So before you judge someone for not keeping their leopard gecko on dirt like you do, consider that they may do it to keep the baby Leo safe. Other people may also slowly introduce their baby Leos to different substrate other than that of paper towel after insuring that the baby is healthy and well. 🙂🙂

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grammer 90000

What da fuck did u say?

Well I do the whole tank

@@OliveDeuce so I don't want to side with either of you but you need to calm down because you are insulting your viewers by saying stuff like "your ignorant ass" since they watch your videos and support your channel it is hurting your channel when you insult them BTW no hate just pointing out a fact.

Brandon Cosme you can never have too big enough of a tank! Just make sure to occupy some of the space and that you have at least 2 hides, preferably 3. Keep in mind you need a heat mat that covers at least half or 1/3 of the tank

Axgaming eco earth is fine, they can actually Digest it unlike sand do some research.

Agree.

Leopard geckos like to dig, can’t dig in reptile carpet

Olive Shupe no they don’t stupid ass you just put the substrate so they don’t get to the heat smh 🤦🏼‍♀️

the8bitwalrus 123 eco earth and sand are the same thing for them they say no sand because it’s a lose substrate and eco earth is too and no they don’t really dig

sure why not? cant ever be too big

it is more than enough

they need humidity in order to shed correctly

@@MovingMad so African fat tail gecko don't need the whole tank to reach a humidity, just the hide?

J. T. Yes, you should have a humid hide, not a humid tank.

@@OliveDeuce Thank you. That's why I need all you guys. Why do they say that the humidity have to be at least over 50. How does that work. My African fat tail only likes the walking on the tank carpet. Tried other substrate and she doesn't even want to walk to her feeding bowl. So how do I get the humidity up. Any suggestions.

J. T. I do not know much about African Fat Tailed Geckos to even assume if they are similar to Leopard Geckos. My best suggest to you though at this point is to do research or watch “Leopard Gecko” on KZfaq, she is so informative and has a video on literally anything, I guarantee she has like 10 videos on humidity alone. She has been my best reference on learning about Leopard Geckos.

Kyle Cowperthwaite that is false. They are not desert animals. They live in a rockier climate. Humidity is nessacary. Also the spray imitates rain. The whole “desert kit” for leopard geckos is deadly. Saying they are desert reptiles would mean they need a basking lamp, sand , etc, which both those things are terrible for leopard geckos.

Salamanders are found in the same place that leopard geckos are, so humidity is fine

Olive Shupe they don’t need a humidity over 40% anything much more than that might cause respiratory problems

Humidity Leopard geckos are desert animals, so they need a fairly dry environment to stay healthy. Ideal humidity will be between 30%-40%, which should match the humidity naturally in your home. Housing your gecko in a terrarium with a screen top or equivalent ventilation will help keep it dry.

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i love you

Tina D uh what? I never use sand

Reptiles Plus yess they are very nice! I would have another leopard gecko but space is a problem lmao

I wish I had money for one lol

r u judging me

why r u judging her

Red Diamond welll yesh I know, I haven’t changed a damn thing , everyone think their leopard gecko experts apparently. My they are perfectly fine and happy. All the eco earth is the same what do you mean...? It’s coco fiber. Her humid hide doesn’t stay humid, so I spray the whole tank. Nah, my house isn’t humid, especially when we always got the air on lol. And I only spray in the tank when they are shedding. Also, in the wild, naturally, it would rain every once in awhile lol, I stimulate that.

Versatile Geckos oh will it now ? Lmfao. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbmPfLSBvLqxaIE.html

Agree.

It can be used for lepord geckos. It just needs to be dry.

@@briannaharter4411 maybe for an adult no babies that's for sure. I just dont trust the impaction they can get from it you know?

Eco earth has a really low impaction risk due to the fact it breaks down in water. I understand esipceally cuase of how common impaction is due to sand which has a high impaction risk due to the fact it doesn't break down in water.

A Kid With knives hi

watch Leopard Gecko's channel.

Tracy Russell pervert

Kool-Aid Connolly 1 so what substrate would suggest? A fucking reptile carpet or excavating clay which are the two other main things people use? Both completely unnatural to the habit? Would you like me to visit Iraq and get some substrate so make them happy? Lol smh. 2 it isn’t too much substrate, leopard geckos like the dig. It should be enough so she could dig when she’s ovulating. It might even be not ENOUGH substrate.

Kool-Aid Connolly 3 they need humidity for shedding and to drink the dew drops off the leaves 4 it really isn’t. I have three hides which is the near minimum and two plants LOL. You can’t tell me to do research when I researched geckos for a year before even getting one. I’ve owned them for a year and the vets tell me they are extremely healthy. What now?

Kool-Aid Connolly how is it unsustainable when they are clearly thriving lol? My geckos are very happy and alert and healthy. She was freaking out bc I left her in a tank while taking all her hides out? I think any gecko would, she had nowhere to hide, and then I brought her to a new enviorment. She’s fine now. Obviously

@@OliveDeuce PREACH 😂

Olive Shupe then the vets are stupid asf bruh there not created geckos there not tropical reptiles you don’t need the water from plants that’s what the water dish is for the shedding no they don’t need humidity for shedding not all reptiles are the same what kind of “research” did you do clearly you don’t know shit

LMFAO

I switched their tanks it is now Kaiser’s tank, and it’s more spacious

Olive Shupe its been 2 months now u ancer

calieb collazo answer

Jack hello what

calieb collazo lmao sorry I don’t get notifications

Bergen Nielson ok, when I was younger I caught ankles and brought them to ohio and raised them for 6 years, someone please arrest me

My friend also has a pet raccoon she rescued from the wild arrest her

Olive Shupe ok but for real a pet raccoon sounds great

Magalys Gonzalez eco earth is fine

Sand isn't

Lizards Girl there really is no difference between your reptile swallowing eco earth or sand. if they do that that's the owners fault for not providing adequate nutrition. leopard geckos live originally in the wild in rocky areas not necessarily covered in sand, but definitely covered in soft moss-like material. it's so hypocritical when someone says it's ok to use eco earth and not sand.

They say us eco earth bc when eco earth gets wet, it expands and is able to be digested. BUt when sand gets wet, it clumps together which is the whole impaction thing. Look for the video on Leopard Gecko's channel she explains it very well.And my geckos accidentally consume the eco earth all the time when hunting, they are perfectly healthy lmao.

Olive Shupe impaction can take months to take place, id get a piece of slate in the tank, my gecko is fed on that and he also made a den out of the eco earth below the slate where he usually sleeps. i use eco earth as a substrate but my gecko is fed on a slate tile.

i dont think the leopard gecko cares but ok

lmao I love all animals/reptiles/amphibians etc. Glad you liked it!

Angel gaming ?

Yes the do, they need moist hides. The moist hides help them when they shed

Pv4 PLEASE STOP YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING

Some geckos like to lick the dew drops instead of drinking out of a bowel to drink. I've seen mine do both ways. And yes you need to keep in moist in the tank or at least in the moist hide during shedding.

Pv4 you just dont know

U clearly need more research I bet u don’t even own a leopard gecko 🤣

Angel gaming u a bitch