#I’m new to this

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buoyant ferry
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@shell schooner

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I read the rules

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For care

shell schooner
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Wave okay so first i'll link you the shopping list! we have a canadian section

!shoppinglist

Do you have a budget you're trying to work with?

faint juncoBOT
buoyant ferry
shell schooner
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Okay! I’ll put a list together for a cheaper side budget.

just keep in mind on average startup is around 1300 cad

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That includes all the supplies , a properly bred gecko and minimum vet fund amount suggested

lapis yarrow
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which province are you in if you dont mind me asking?

shell schooner
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tank: https://www.petsmart.ca/reptile/habitats-and-decor/terrariums/zoo-med-naturalistic-front-opening-terrarium-59182.html?cgid=500118&fmethod=Browse

Main heat: (ONE OF THESE. Generally i suggest starting with a 75w and seeing if you need to go up or down)
https://www.petsmart.ca/reptile/environmental-control-and-lighting/bulbs-and-lamps/exo-terra-intense-basking-spot-light-14809.html
https://www.petsmart.ca/reptile/environmental-control-and-lighting/bulbs-and-lamps/arcadia-reptile-solar-basking-floodlight-65048.html
https://www.petsmart.ca/reptile/environmental-control-and-lighting/bulbs-and-lamps/zoo-med-reptile-basking-spot-lamp-14833.html

Supplemental heating (if your house drops below 65f/18c) : https://www.amazon.ca/OMAYKEY-Ceramic-Infrared-Emitter-Brooder/dp/B075XJXPGC ** IF YOU NEED SUPPLEMENTAL HEATING YOU WILL NEED 2 DOMES AND 2 THERMOSTATS. Alternatively if you cannot do two domes and two thermostats, you can get a DHP to use during day and night.* https://www.petsmart.com/reptile/environmental-control-and-lighting/heaters/arcadia-deep-heat-projector-65047.html
Dome: https://a.co/d/dRC3Ae2
Thermostat: https://a.co/d/ifJBDj7

Calcium without d3: https://www.petsmart.ca/reptile/vitamins-and-supplements/zoo-med-repti-calcium-wout-d3--reptile-supplements-72162.html
Calcium with d3: https://www.petsmart.ca/reptile/vitamins-and-supplements/zoo-med-repti-calcium-reptile-supplement-21812.html
Multivitmain: https://www.petsmart.ca/reptile/food/zoo-med-reptivite-72161.html

Cool and Hot Hide (one of these for each side. doesn't have to be these exactly. just similar in the idea that they only have one entrance and that entrance isn't too big):
https://www.northerngecko.net/collections/caves-ledges-hides/products/exo-terra-tortoise-cave
https://www.northerngecko.net/collections/caves-ledges-hides/products/exo-terra-reptile-cave-new-design?variant=45316087251182
https://www.northerngecko.net/collections/caves-ledges-hides/products/newcal-black-pvc-reptile-hides?variant=42136853577966

Humid Hide (one of these):
https://www.reptilesrus.ca/zilla-rock-lair-humidity-hide-lay-box-medium/
https://www.petsmart.com/reptile/habitats-and-decor/habitat-decor/thrive-snake-egg-reptile-hide-76347.html
https://www.northerngecko.net/collections/caves-ledges-hides/products/exo-terra-gecko-cave

Fake plants: can find them at craft stores like micheals and stores like dollarama . as long as they don't leak dye when you wash them they're good
https://www.northerngecko.net/collections/plants-vines

Corkbark and wood: https://www.northerngecko.net/collections/wood-branches
Can be collected locally if you have safe trees around you and they do not spray for pesticides in your area

Basking slate/rock: can be found locally at landscaping companies / home depot garden center for cheap
https://www.northerngecko.net/collections/rock-stone/products/black-slate

Hygro/thermometers: https://www.amazon.ca/AikTryee-Hygrometer-Upgraded-Temperature-Greenhouse/dp/B07QMZL448/
Ir temp gun: https://www.amazon.ca/Etekcity-Lasergrip-1080-Non-Contact-Thermometer/dp/B00DMI632G/?th=1
Timer: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07VMNSFJ8/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_3?smid=AARY1ZSUT9VPR&th=1

buoyant ferry
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A friend recommended Facebook marketplace for the tank, he said I can get them rly cheap and he did that for his geckos

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Is this ok?

buoyant ferry
frigid zodiac
buoyant ferry
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Do I need general lighting, or will just the heat lamp be fine?

shell schooner
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i didn't link uvb because it's dependant on the tank you get. so if you get the one i linked i can link you a uvb for it. otherwise :3 that can be sent once you have the tank in possession and can send pics of the tank and it's lid mesh

buoyant ferry
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Ok

buoyant ferry
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Could zoo med reptisand, zoo med excavator clay, and regular dirt be a good substrate?

frigid zodiac
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Yes nqa

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Not too much clay thoo nqa

candid oak
lapis yarrow
# candid oak ignore this i was wrong

i would not use excavator clay as a replacement for sand

thats pretty much asking for your substrate to turn into a rock

we recommend it as an additive at 10-20% of the ratio at the very most