leopard gecko question

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Getting my girlfriend a leapord gecko, she was with me when i bought my bearded dragon and now she wants a lizard badly :naughty:
my planned setup is a 10 gallon tank, screen lid, 50w basking lamp, hide box, walnut shell substrate and two shallow bowls for food and water..
question is i read online that i need to have a bowl filled with multivitamin powder. is the lizard going to eat the powder or what? or am ibetter off just filling the food bowl with the powder

and am i missing anything in the setup?
thank you:D
 
r3d;2315923; said:
Getting my girlfriend a leapord gecko, she was with me when i bought my bearded dragon and now she wants a lizard badly :naughty:
my planned setup is a 10 gallon tank, screen lid, 50w basking lamp, hide box, walnut shell substrate and two shallow bowls for food and water..
question is i read online that i need to have a bowl filled with multivitamin powder. is the lizard going to eat the powder or what? or am ibetter off just filling the food bowl with the powder

and am i missing anything in the setup?
thank you:D
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apperently bad stuff but id use sand but lots of people like papertowel

everythhing else sounds fine what is with girls wanting leos now days i think cresties are cuter
 
Dont use the walnut shell substrate I have had problems with impaction with it.
 
I use vitasand,def dont use the coconut fiber,it usually gets to humid in the tank with it anyways
 
okay i told her to use paper towls but she says she wants it "pretty" :screwy:
Im thinking fine white vita sand, ifthe food is going to be in the bowl i wont have to worry about him ingesting the substrate correct?
 
blue iguana sand is cheaper and its round so it doesnts hurt their stomache
 
If you dont want to use paper towels, you could use tile or reptile carpet as a substrate, i use tiles because they are easy to clean and they distribute heat evenly. you need to keep a moist hide box along with the dry hide box as it helps them shed. also, get an undertank heater, leos need belly heat to digest their food...
 
I have started using that packed clay substrate by zoo med (excavator or something, I've been thinkin about doing a review since opinions are so up in the air about it) and you get the nice natural look of sand, except it's not loose. This stuff more closely represents what they find in the wild... plus you can mold it to make neat shapes!
 
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