#Little new gecko help

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robust canyon
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Working on updating his enclosure

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What kind of light bulb should I be using

steep nacelle
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(popping in here to say that paper towel switch has been discussed already)

compact rover
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( And the hides )

steep nacelle
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to answer, NTA halogen or incandescent - shopping list and heating bot commands describe more in detail, u can use them in #bots-n’-stuff

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oh and !guide for you

inland hamletBOT
robust canyon
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Would cardboard and hot glue work with making hides?

sour marsh
compact rover
robust canyon
robust canyon
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I’m being told that paper towels are smth that the gecko will eat

steep nacelle
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im confused

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why would they eat paper towel they arent dumb (also the same would go for carpet. and literally any substrate)

robust canyon
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Just what my aunt heard from reptile ppl

steep nacelle
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in fact id argue paper towel has the least impaction 'risk' 🤔

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carpet has like fibers

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and substrate is... yk

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(not that substrate is bad, but have proper heating for it)

robust canyon
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I’m still most likely gonna use the paper towels cause of the claws getting stuck in carpets and stuff

steep nacelle
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paper towel may look ugly but its really solid

robust canyon
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Yeah

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Would anything bad happen if he were to somehow eat the paper?

steep nacelle
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i mean id imagine itd be hard to do but if it did happen, with proper heating and setup in that area, it would pass

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wild geckos eat substrate all the time. my gecko eats substrate all the time lmfao

robust canyon
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The setup isn’t that great right now, but I’m working my way up

steep nacelle
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nta on everything btw i

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seriously have not thought about it

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(re: leos eating paper towel)

robust canyon
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What does Nta mean?

steep nacelle
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not trusted advice! i think info on that system is in #rules

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i think its not trusted

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🤔

sour marsh
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eating paper towel has happened, particularly when a leo is shedding or eating in a humid hide lined with paper towel.

however, the average keeper does not need to worry about it as if it does happen, proper heating and temperatures can help the leo pass the paper towel in stool without a problem

steep nacelle
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oooh thats a good point with the humid hide

sour marsh
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but again, its better to poop out a little paper towel than it is to get claws and teeth ripped out by carpet

robust canyon
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This is what my aunt sent me about what a rescue said about it

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sour marsh
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ill go through it with you

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reptiles do not live on solid substrate or carpet in the wild.

a healthy leopard gecko, amongst other terrestrial lizards, benefit from the proper loose substrate

the substrate mix we use (70/30 soil+sand) is what was found in agricultural studies done on farmland in pakistan, around where leopard geckos live in the wild.

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proper loose substrate, in combination with overhead heating, allows dirt to pass through the digestive system even if it has been ingested.

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the reason the rescue sees so many cases with impaction is because:

  1. substrate is being used with heat mats. heat mats only heat the belly but they do not penetrate substrate. the leopard gecko then effectively does not have any heating

  2. the wrong substrate is being used. some substrates like calcium sand are made to encourage the leo to eat them. then it creates a blockage

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if you think about the way leos live in the wild, they are prey animals so they definitely dont come out too often, but they do have a sun which provides heat from above.

the way we provide "belly heat" in enclosures without heat mats is by placing rocks beneath the basking spot so that the rocks may absorb heat. theyre then warm enough when the leo lays on it.

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we also do not encourage placing unhealthy animals on loose substrate

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if you have any follow up questions, please do ask

robust canyon
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With the calcium, I was given a container to sprinkle on his food for the nutrition in it

sour marsh
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yes, thats correct

on top of that, you will also need calcium with d3 and a multivitamin

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3 supplements total

robust canyon
sour marsh
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we have a command with example supplement schedules depending on your leos age/uvb useage

sour marsh
robust canyon
robust canyon
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I’ll get that next time I’m out and near the pet store

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Where I plan on working is right next to a petsmart/co

sour marsh
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id say around the 5-7 month mark?

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he is very crusty tho so absolutely get a multivitamin asap

robust canyon
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Crusty? Like shedding?

sour marsh
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with proper supplementation his skin will fix itself with the next shed

sour marsh
robust canyon
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Ah

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Alr

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Are you able to put in a list of what I’d need as in for multi vitamins so I can make sure I have everything?

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And right now we’re feeding him this

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sour marsh
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!shoppinglist

this list has a checklist, and examples + product names of what youll need

inland hamletBOT
robust canyon
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Thank you

sour marsh
# robust canyon And right now we’re feeding him this

i would also switch to something else here. superworms are fine as an occasional treat but theyre very fatty

good options are dubia/discoid roaches, mealworms, crickets, silkworms, black soldier fly larvae, locusts

ideally a rotation of 3.

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youd get sick too if you had to eat the same thing all the time lol

robust canyon
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I do know we have crickets from a chameleon, my main thing with those is idk if I can pick them up with tweezers or not

sour marsh
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it takes some practice!

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i usually just. pick em up with my hands and then put them on the tongs

robust canyon
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My sensory stuff makes it hard to touch or pick up bugs, given why I got tweezers

sour marsh
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ah yeah fair

robust canyon
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Worms are easier to pick up cause they don’t really jump

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So I’ll definitely get mealworms

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For now, would one of the commands say how many superworms to give him and when until I can get out to the store?

sour marsh
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thats if the superworms arent full size

robust canyon
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Should I feed him in the morning when I get up? I’ll be out of the house all day and won’t be there

sour marsh
robust canyon
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Ok thank you

robust canyon
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Is the kitchen scale for keeping track of food weight or the gecko’s weight?

cyan yew
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Gecko weight

robust canyon
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Anyone know what type of light this is?

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sour marsh
robust canyon
sour marsh
robust canyon
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Ok, thank you