DIY hide | Leopard Geckos | Page 1

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:29 AM

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I am trying to make my own hide out of rocks and was wondering about materials. This image is my friends and he used hot glue to keep it together and sphagnum moss to keep out light, is the anything else I can use (preferably natural and easy to get).

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:30 AM

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A lot of people just stack them on top of each other!!!
What kind of rocks are you dealing with?

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Pictures maybe?

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:31 AM

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Sandstone

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:32 AM

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If it's stackable I would try that. Put a little weight on it to make sure it don't tumble!!

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:32 AM

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brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:33 AM

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Looks super great

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:33 AM

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I just wanted to fill the gaps with non transparent items to keep a darker cave

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But I’m not sure what items

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:34 AM

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Eh I'd wait for someone else's advice. I'm not exactly up to date on how people do that. I'm up to date and can answer most questions. But not this apparently. screaming

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:34 AM

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Ok thank you

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:34 AM

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Sorry

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:34 AM

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Are small rocks like pebbles ok to use if they are hot glued down

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:35 AM

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Probably? I would assume as much. As long as they don't break free.

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:35 AM

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Ok I will try to send the tank once it is done!

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:35 AM

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The only outside thing in my tank is wood

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:35 AM

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sand void Ok I will try to send the tank once it is done!

Would love to see ot

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:35 AM

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I am going to add sticks and things

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Especially to climb on

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:36 AM

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brisk sandal The only outside thing in my tank is wood

How would you sanitize it

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Boil it?

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:36 AM

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Bake it!!! And debark it!!!

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200° for 2 hours

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:37 AM

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Ok should I sand any rough edges

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:37 AM

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Kinda see the wood here

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:37 AM

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sand void Ok should I sand any rough edges

Would recommend. I hand sawed mine.

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And then sanded the end. Cause they will climb on it

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:38 AM

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These small plants I have can only be stuck into loose substrate

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So I think my tank will be decently barren of plants

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:38 AM

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Keep them for when your Leo gets outta quarterentine!!

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I use vines⭐

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:39 AM

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And do you suggest fake vines?

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:39 AM

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brisk sandal I use vines⭐

Real or fake

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:39 AM

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YES

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I LOVE MY VINES

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I use fake!!!

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:39 AM

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Where did you buy them

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:39 AM

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I have a local pet store called E&L pets, however!! They can be found at pet smart too!!!

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Vines ⭐

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Love the redish ones!!!

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They come with sucky things!! And it helped cover more area!!!

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Then I also have the green ones I nthe front and over his brown hide

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This was during quarentine

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:41 AM

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brisk sandal 200° for 2 hours

Do I wash or do anything to the wood to prepare it

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:41 AM

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Oh yeah, you throw water over it while it bakes

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Or I did...maybe I'm paranoid?

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:42 AM

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brisk sandal Oh yeah, you throw water over it while it bakes

Was wondering if it was a fire hazard

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:42 AM

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Lmao throw water over it

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:45 AM

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I sometimes slightly panic when I don’t see my gecko visable

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She has escaped before

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:45 AM

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So it's not just me?

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:45 AM

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brisk sandal So it's not just me?

Yeah

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:45 AM

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YOU'VE HAD HER 2 DAYS

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WDYM

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:45 AM

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Shhhhhhhhhh

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A wire got in the way

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She was just on the lid

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:46 AM

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DUDE 2 DAYS

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:46 AM

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Shhhhhh

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:46 AM

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I was handling Orion today and he was being all still and I thought he died

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I literally almost had a panick attacks

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:47 AM

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Yeah since I’m new to geckos in still panicky when she doesn’t eat

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I’m going to try crickets

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:47 AM

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Good idea

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:47 AM

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But she doesn’t really move all day

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She just sleeps

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:48 AM

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They're nocturnal screaming

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:48 AM

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Yeah but I thought feeding time is around 6

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:48 AM

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You need three staple feeders though, so id recommend getting 2 other ones too. !feeders

stuck escarpBOT Jul 12, 2023, 3:48 AM

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brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:48 AM

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sand void Yeah but I thought feeding time is around 6

I feed mine at 3 in the afternoon.

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Lol

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It varies

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:49 AM

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I feel like she won’t hunt if she is trying to sleep

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:51 AM

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Yeah. I totally get that. Not sure what your schedule looks like, but maybe wait till a little later??

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:51 AM

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Do you know how many crickets I should feed her per day

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:51 AM

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brisk sandal Yeah. I totally get that. Not sure what your schedule looks like, but maybe wait...

Yeah

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:51 AM

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You feed them how ever many they'll eat within 15 minu

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With time in between to swallow

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I know basically....a lot... except rocks. I don't know anything about rock decor

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:52 AM

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Ok so don’t leave the crickets in there

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For the night

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:52 AM

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Nooo sir

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(ma'am?) Was that offensive

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I should stop assuming guys are only close friends with other guys🤨🙄

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:53 AM

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brisk sandal Nooo sir

That’s right

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:53 AM

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Okay

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:53 AM

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brisk sandal I should stop assuming guys are only close friends with other guys🤨🙄

Decently accurate

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:53 AM

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SEE

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:53 AM

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Should I feed the crickets as well

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:53 AM

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I'm not wrong. I knew your friend was a dude cause his reflection while taking a picture of his tank

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Yesss

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!gutload

stuck escarpBOT Jul 12, 2023, 3:54 AM

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brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:54 AM

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Book baby

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Boom**

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:54 AM

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Dang

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:54 AM

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I'm just that good

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:54 AM

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Should I get a separate tank for them

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:54 AM

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Hang on I got you

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 3:55 AM

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My family is afraid the crickets will escape

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 3:55 AM

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They wont

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Exo Terra Exo Terra Cricket Pen, Small, 18 Cm X 14 Cm X 11 Cm (7\U201D X 5.5\U201D X 4.3\U201D) https://a.co/d/f3X0oLz

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OR

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Exo Terra Faunarium, Plastic Reptile Terrarium, Small, PT2255 https://a.co/d/bsUBhS9

Exo Terra Faunarium, Plastic Reptile Terrarium, Small, PT2255

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I keep them in the second when I get 50
(Used to. Orion Wil not eat crickets anymore),
And the top when I get 25

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If you keep the lid closed they can't escape

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:00 AM

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How do you remove the crickets that she doesn’t eat in the fifteen minutes

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:00 AM

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You buy more than what you'll need. Mine eats 7-8.
I bot 25. You get tongs. And put one in at a time after putting them in calcium

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Do you have all three calciums you need?

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Do you need the chart for that?

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:01 AM

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For now I have d3

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Yes

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:01 AM

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You can't give him only D3. He will overdose and die

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:01 AM

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Yeah but she hasn’t ate so she hasn’t had any

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:02 AM

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Lovely.

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:04 AM

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brisk sandal You buy more than what you'll need. Mine eats 7-8. I bot 25. You get tongs. And...

I will probably do the 50 so I don’t have to do constant trips

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:04 AM

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Yeah 100% get that

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:05 AM

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Does the small size work?

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:05 AM

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I have the medium. Sure it'll still work tho

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Get the medium you can also use it as a travel container for your gecko

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Ah look at me slipping I don't remember the command to get the chart hang on

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:06 AM

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The second link?

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:07 AM

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No

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!supplement

stuck escarpBOT Jul 12, 2023, 4:07 AM

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Supplements are a necessary part of a leopard gecko's (or most any captive herp's) diet. In the wild, they would be eating a wide variety of prey, and that prey would be eating a wide variety of foods itself. In captivity, there's no way to replicate this perfectly, which is why offering supplements and as varied of a diet as possible is crucial in preventing deficiencies and illness.

The exact schedule you use for supplements will depend on your individual animal, its age, and your feeding schedule. However, a good place to start is by picking up some calcium, calcium + D3, and multivitamins. If you use UVB, you will likely not need a D3 supplement since UVB allows reptiles to produce their own D3. This takes the guessing game out of how much D3 to provide (they can overdose on it) since they will regulate their exposure and D3 levels themselves. D3 is needed to use calcium in the body, so animals will become calcium deficient without D3. Additionally, make sure any calcium supplements you use are phosphorus free since they generally get enough phosphorus in their diet, and too much will cause a calcium deficiency.

Fluker's Calcium + D3 https://bit.ly/39lMQ9d
ZooMed's ReptiCalcium with D3 https://bit.ly/3f7lHdS
Fluker's Calcium (no D3) https://bit.ly/3ntLUpD
ZooMed's ReptiCalcium (no D3) https://bit.ly/2wrkeN0
RepCal Calcium (no D3) https://bit.ly/35DMY4u
Repashy Calcium Plus Multivitamin https://bit.ly/39kqVPu
RepCal Herpivite Multivitamin https://amzn.to/3lBo4rK
ZooMed Reptivite Multivitamin https://amzn.to/38NMQRL
Fluker's Repta Vitamin Multivitamin https://amzn.to/3lC8TON

If you'd like to learn more about how to assess supplement brands, here's a good article from Reptifiles: https://reptifiles.com/reptile-vitamins-reptile-calcium/

If you'd like to learn more about how reptiles use D3, here's an article from Arcadia: https://www.arcadiareptile.com/d3-cycle/

Example supplementation schedules:
http://bit.ly/3cpFcyO

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:07 AM

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Last link there

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:07 AM

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sand void The second link?

Oh wait yeah for the thingy

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Sorry I'm messaging 5 seperate people rn. And I'm losing track of convos.

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:15 AM

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Do also need feeding dishes?

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:16 AM

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Thats optional. Mine eats a lot of worms. Super worms, horn worms, and meal worms. So you'd think he'd use one. But he prefers to hunt for it.

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So he does that.

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All depends on the leo

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:17 AM

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So I dip the food in different supplements on certain days?

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:18 AM

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Yeahhh, I do vitamin Wednesday and Sunday. And then D3 twice a month since I have a light thingy

stark venture Jul 12, 2023, 4:18 AM

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Would you like to see an example of my feeding schedule (it is for an adult but :0)

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:18 AM

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Sure

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:18 AM

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Yay mustards here

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:18 AM

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brisk sandal Yeahhh, I do vitamin Wednesday and Sunday. And then D3 twice a month since I hav...

How much do I dip in

stark venture Jul 12, 2023, 4:18 AM

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My adults eat once a week on Wednesday

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:18 AM

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sand void How much do I dip in

Just like...cover it I shake mine up

stark venture Jul 12, 2023, 4:19 AM

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I too shake mine

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In a little Tupperware cup or ziplock baggie

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:19 AM

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stark venture My adults eat once a week on Wednesday

What do you use to do that?

stark venture Jul 12, 2023, 4:19 AM

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Some supplement brands come with Littol scoops so I use that

stark venture Jul 12, 2023, 4:19 AM

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brisk sandal What do you use to do that?

I made the sheet in google sheets!

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I have the whole year planned out for each gecko

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:19 AM

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So you put the supplement with the food and shake too covered?

stark venture Jul 12, 2023, 4:19 AM

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Ye

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:19 AM

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stark venture I made the sheet in google sheets!

Your always so good at that and sheets and stuff..

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:22 AM

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And I put back what doesn’t stick

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:22 AM

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I pick it up with the tongs and tap the tongd on the side of the container

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:23 AM

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Do these crickets jump high?

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:23 AM

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Semu high?

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Semi*

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Not too high.

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:25 AM

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Is the multivitamin also a powder?

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:25 AM

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Yeah

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Ok it doesn't seem right

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Ik*

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:26 AM

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Yeah

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I’m just kind of scared of the overdose due to having no uvb currently

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:26 AM

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Follow the chart and you should be good!!! I'd just follow the dates on there!!!!

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I foind a ss of it

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:27 AM

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Ik I keep repeating but just to make sure, I would put the supplement and food in a container, mix and then tap to get excess off then feed.

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Are all the link above phosphorus free?

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For the supplements

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:28 AM

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I'm not sure.

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I think so

stark venture Jul 12, 2023, 4:29 AM

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They’re the same ones as on the shopping list

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All used here by people c:

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:34 AM

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sand void Ik I keep repeating but just to make sure, I would put the supplement and food i...

So this is the method you use?

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:34 AM

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Mhm!!!

sand void Jul 12, 2023, 4:37 AM

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Sorry where can I buy crickets online, petsmart crickets are too big

brisk sandal Jul 12, 2023, 4:38 AM

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Ahh ask Mustard...I'm not sure on that one

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