is she underweighted?

[teal dove]

I looked at weight chart ln discord and i felt she is underweighted. I fed her 7 crikets today quarter size. Should I feed her a little bit bigger size diet. I think she is 7 months old

[gentle mica]

the angle is a bit weird but from what i can see she is okay for a 7 month old

babies tend to be lankier and some geckos also are just on the smaller size

[regal sinew]

can i see her in ur hand pls?

[teal dove]

I kept trying to lure her out but she's not coming out

This is what I took yesterday i think

Plus i have been annoying her moving decorations around so she never came out until now i shouldnt touch the enclosure unless i feed her or clean it 😭😭😭

[regal sinew]

ah you need to bond with her to trust you in her eyes your a big thing trying to get her

[regal sinew]

shes looks okay just like Peachy said shes hack bc babies tend to be lankier but as they get older they get bigger

[teal dove]

I eye contacted her for minute and put her back to enclosure as she stepped back in her wet hide rip

I have question about temperature

[regal sinew]

go ahead

[teal dove]

Can you share the temperature you manage

On daylight and night?

For ambient temperature?

I felt temperature is important for gecko and my cage temperature is 23.5 for ambient temperature should I raise more to 27

Celsius

[regal sinew]

on cool side is should be 21 to 25c but hot end should be 30 to 33c

[regal sinew]

any more questions? about ur leo while ur here

[teal dove]

Yeah since i stressed her out and not coming out for a day should I just leave her until she get used to the environment

I have been around that cage sooo many times lol

🥲

[regal sinew]

yes u can but may i see her enclosure?

[teal dove]

For sure

[regal sinew]

thanks

[regal sinew]

ill repsond in around 10 minutes just need to do somthing

[teal dove]

In middle is ambient temperature measurement that I rely on tbh

Do you think temperature is low?

[gentle mica]

Do note that bonding takes time and it’s not gonna be an instant thing. Also if you just got her don’t handle her for 2 weeks and let her settle In. New environments are stressful.

When you can get a digital thermo/hygro for each side as you will need to track each ambient and humidity level to make sure your gradient is okay. (Can be a bit harder to achieve in a 20 but it can be done!)

The shopping list has a checklist you can print out and keep track of what you’ve gotten and still need to get for your little one since I know you also don’t have a thermostat atm

[regal sinew]

back

[regal sinew]

yes

[regal sinew]

they need two sides like all reptiles cold side and hot side hot side need to be 30 to 33 and cold side 21 to 25

[gentle mica]

Without having them on each side It’ll be kinda rough to know what your actual ambient gradient is as the analog ones in the back are not the best.

[regal sinew]

@teal dove it'ss better off getting a thermostat reptile

[gentle mica]

Well that one is a thermometer

[regal sinew]

no i said it worng

[gentle mica]

They just need a second one

[regal sinew]

no i meant a thermostat

[gentle mica]

OH. Yes the thermostat is most important rn

Gotta have that heat source regulated

[regal sinew]

yes i dont even own an leopard but i have alot of experience with reptiles

[gentle mica]

all of what you’ve said so far is correct so

[regal sinew]

ah my experience have paid of 😄

[teal dove]

Thanks for helping me :))) then i will buy another thermostat so i can check both on hot and cold side right?

[regal sinew]

no no a thermostat is not the same ill tell u what it is

[teal dove]

Let me search that

[regal sinew]

okay so

the two plugs where u plug in the uva and the uvb bulbes/ fittings and then u can controll the temp using that so it be easier to controll the temp etc

[gentle mica]

(Just putting it here for reference)
!shoppinglist

[bright swift]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zW8Nq-6wF5ZAeq7j4cE7Bwa9EpXqKhIX/view?usp=sharing

[regal sinew]

@teal dove

[gentle mica]

Thermostat : regulates / controls your heat source so it does not get too hot and hurts your animal , malfunctions or cause a fire

Thermometer: measures air temperature

Simply put 💖

[teal dove]

Ohhh okay so this thermostat regulates the heat as I set the desired temperature?

[gentle mica]

Yep !

[regal sinew]

yes

[teal dove]

Thermometer is what i have rn

[gentle mica]

Mhm

You’re from the US yeh ?

Assuming as you have a petco fjenfnd

[regal sinew]

am from england

[teal dove]

Yeah I live in US!

[regal sinew]

ah ur asking bruni dad my bad

[teal dove]

I was going to buy more decoration lol i should buy thermostat first

[gentle mica]

On the us section there are I think 4 thermostat options for you to pick and choose from based on price c: iirc you got a dimming dome when you upgraded so you can get the on/off thermostat if you’re tight on money rn! If not you can invest in one of the dimming options

I would personally get the thermostat first yes

[regal sinew]

yes the thermostat is a much better option then a thermometer

[teal dove]

Thankful that I didnt waste money since thermometer is also useful

Without thermostat rn if i want to make enclorsure temperature ideal, should I manually set the ambient temperature to in range from 24C to 27C by putting the thermometer in middle?

As of now this is the best way i can set the temperature

[gentle mica]

You would also be messing with your basking spot.

[teal dove]

Yeah im raising the lamp temperature to have at least 27 C ambient temperature now

[gentle mica]

The hottest spot, where your gecko will bask and soak up warmth you want it to be 34-37c surface temperature wise not air temp wise so

[gentle mica]

Also do note the middle is going to be cooler then the hot side and a bit warmer the cool side because it is the middle

[teal dove]

Got it

[gentle mica]

I personally would put the thermometer over on the hot side for now

That way you can monitor that side’s ambients atleast

[teal dove]

Oh okay to check the hot side temperature more accurate since hot side is the main heat source

[gentle mica]

Mhm

It won’t track your basking temperature / surface temperature sadly but you will atleast know if the hot side is getting to the right air temps

Do you have a temperature gun? (It’s a little tool you point at the surface and it will tell you what the temperature is!) i’m not all sure what you got the other day

[teal dove]

I just have thermometers, one that is like walmart quality one and digital one that i showed on pisciture

Sadly i dont have that temperature gun

[regal sinew]

Xd

[teal dove]

Happy to learn but there are so many things i missed i think

Thought i was ready

[regal sinew]

due to space for me i had an 4x2x2 for m y beared dragon his is 5 years old now he his an 3 foot viv but he has the right heat etc and he normaly like to stay in one space and i noticed he gets stressed with to much space so i got him an 40 gallon but still sad tho that i had to down size

[teal dove]

Yeah as I got my gecko i put her in plastic cage for turtle and noticed she tried to escape from there badly so bought her 20 gallon tank rn

[regal sinew]

i see and ill reccomend get some substrat for ur gecko

[regal sinew]

paper towl ehh is not the best option u can get some tile etc but ill reccomend coco fiber substarte

[gentle mica]

For the first 2-3 months quarantine is required

So paper towel is fine in the time and is what we recommend 💖

[teal dove]

Thats what i read on the substrate guide

[gentle mica]

Cocofiber is also not safe for leopard geckos on their own

Yep you’re doin it right!

[teal dove]

I really wanted the substrate

Though

[gentle mica]

It’ll come in time c:

[regal sinew]

i was js abt to say to mix it 50% and 50% sand

[gentle mica]

Just gotta 100% make sure your little one is healthy and happy before moving them to loose substrate.

And cocofiber can be added to a mix for humidity issues but not as a main additive :0! Organic Topsoil and sand is what we recommend mixing here to get the best texture / consistency for Leos

[teal dove]

Gotta get the thermostat asap so i dont walk around every 10 minutes to check on temperature

[gentle mica]

Yep!

[teal dove]

!shoppinglist

[bright swift]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zW8Nq-6wF5ZAeq7j4cE7Bwa9EpXqKhIX/view?usp=sharing

[gentle mica]

There’s an on/off one on Amazon on the list if that’s easier for you rn c:

[regal sinew]

and aslo when you're gecko gets older etc i recommend getting some logs for litte hides

if u dont have any arealdy

peachy please tell me if this is correct or not

[gentle mica]

It is! After getting all the tech sorted decor can come

But I am 100% for corkbark tubes and driftwood and decking it out in clutter

[regal sinew]

yes 100%

my bearedie loves his corkbark tubes 😄

[teal dove]

100% im adding more hide nqa :))) i really wanna make my enclousure half jungle half dessert

[regal sinew]

this is an leopard gecko habbit

[gentle mica]

These took me 2 years to perfect and get the way I want lol. So it will all come and your little one will have a tank of happiness

[regal sinew]

there so cooll!!! btw do u have any beared dragons?

[gentle mica]

I do not! Just leos and some isopods

[regal sinew]

ahh i see am going to create a nice habbit for my scorio maurus need to get some good pictures of him

[gentle mica]

Oh nice 👀

[regal sinew]

xd

[regal sinew]

aslp peachy may i ask how do you apply for staff

[gentle mica]

Staff roles aren't applied to qvq I was asked by staff to be apart of it. you can apply for QA roles though! which you would do through modmail C:

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