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September 1st, 2010 by KittyKitty

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Leopard geckos have a few needs that are totally non-negotiable: they need a properly temperature-regulated environment with both a warm and a cooler area; they need appropriate food, and they need the right supplements specifically for leopard geckos. All three are critical to the health, happiness and longevity of your leopard, but in this article it is the latter of the three – supplements – that is up for discussion.

So what are the important supplements for leopard geckos in captivity? Here is what they need:

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Housing

A good rule of thumb for Red Eye Tree Frogs is 5 gallons per frog. A ten gallon tank is perfect for a pair of frogs. Flip it on its end to make the tank taller, Red Eye Tree Frogs are arboreal and like to climb. The cage top should be half glass, half screen to keep humidity up.

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While they can survive at temperatures ranging from 60-90f degrees, they do best at a daytime temperature of 75-80f degrees, and a nighttime temp of 70-75f degrees. So in most places, room temperature is fine. Avoid keeping them at the extremes of their temperature range, as this can be unhealthy. Usually a low wattage heat light, or ceramic heater is all that is need to heat a tank. During hot months, make sure there is a fan to move air around to cool them off, and that they are not in direct sunlight..

You want humidity in the 60-80% range. This can be achieved by using potting soil, orchid bark, sphagnum moss as a flooring substrate. These substrates help hold moisture in. You can also do regular misting, or close off part of the cage top to hold in moisture. A good rule of thumb is, if the glass has water beading on it, its to moist. Adjust as needed. It is a good idea to mist your frogs a few times a week.

They will require branches and plants to climb and have hidey holes.

Techniques

These morphs are brought about by selective breeding in captivity. This is a time-consuming process, as the traits that the breeders want to bring out are frequently the results of random genetic mutations and are recessive, meaning that they will be expressed in only 25% of the offspring of two parents who both carry a single copy of the trait. Breeders play the numbers game by breeding hundreds of leos at once.

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With all the leopard gecko patterns currently available, what’s left to do – are there still any ‘holy grail’ morphs that no one has been able to breed yet? The answer (at the time of writing in 2010) is yes, absolutely. Chief among the morphs that everyone wants to develop are an all-black morph and a true all-blue morph. There’s probably no doubt that these morphs will be achieved soon…so start saving your pennies! you can be published without charge. You can to republish this article in your website or blog. Please provide links Active.