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Sadness Anonymous
Well, I woke up this morning and my 4 month old Leopard Gecko was dead. I did everything by the books, temperature ranged 93-71f throughout the 30g tank. However 4 days ago she stopped eating her crickets and showed no interest in the new meal worms I got for her. No Vets in town see Reptiles, so I had an appointment with a vet 2 hours away scheduled for tomorrow... bleh.
Anyways, post your pictures of/experiences with Leopard Geckos in memory of Gredenka's short life.

(pic not mine, didn't get any good pictures)
>> Anonymous
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What sort of substrate did you have your leo on? You probably already know about impaction, but that may have been what did her in.
>> Anonymous
Haven't worked with leopards, but I've been in charge of a half dozen Tokays that I got to breed successfully twice. My gecko experience was:
-Substrate - potted plant ground. Just make sure no unwanted stuff starts growing. Lots of branches to climb (if a gecko can climb bare glass this doesn't mean it will like to!)
-Food - Crickets and roaches, lightly powdered with mineral supplement for birds. My tokays did eat mealworms, but seemed to prefer a bit of chase.
-Proper humidity (daily spray), timed lamps to mimic equatorial cycle, daily cleaning.
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>>111413
mealworms? bitch, I'm gonna bite your fingers off
>> Anonymous
>>111139
bitch probably couldn't stand you and offed itself
>> Anonymous
93-97 F seems like quite a bit if that was the temp of the entire terrarium and not just a hotspot / basking area.

I have an 18 year-old leopard gecko that I've always kept at room temperature during the summer and mid-70's (night)- low 80's (day) during winter with an undertank heating pad.

Also, mealworms aren't that healthy a food item for leopard geckos or any small lizard because the large amount of exoskeleton is hard to digest and gain nutrients from, and they'll fill-up on them quickly. Soft-bodied larvae like waxworms are far better.
>> Anonymous
>>111732
waxworms are really high in fat. I find a rotating diet of crickets, mealworms, waxworms, and roach nymphs to be the best
>> Anonymous
I'd like to get a pet lizard, but I'm afraid my cat might somehow kill it. I live in Florida so he sees tons of little anoles everywhere and plays with them, sadly resulting in their deaths most of the time. He knows how to open doors too...:<
>> Anonymous
>>111736
True, but the digestible content of mealworms is pretty high in fat as well and the amount of phosphorous along with the possibility of causing constipation makes mealworms less beneficial when it comes to small lizards (especially ones as young as the OP's.) That's not to say I don't mix them in occasionally as well, but between the 3 most common 'worms' I prefer butterworms when I can get them. Same drawbacks in terms of fat and phosphorous but plenty of calcium and while they lack the protein of mealworms, that's what crickets are for.

Have you ever tried silkworms? They're a pain in the ass to breed/raise, and kind of messy during feeding, but they're worth it.