In a message dated 01/02/2001 9:43:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< I'll let the others comment about the
feeding schedule. I feed at night every other day.
I would adjust the hide box a little. Perhaps use an old tupperware, or a
new one, and cut a hole in the side near the top.INside I prefer a soil
type sustrate as they liketo dig around. The sponge might provide a moist
area, but might frustrate digging attempts. I like peat or bed a beast type
coconut fibers. Lightly damp does the trick. I change it now and again it
it becomes contaminated with feces. Leopard gecos are pretty good about
that though. >>
Lyle and Steve,
I made a hide box out of a cool whip container and put vermiculite
inside the container. The vermiculite was Julie's idea in a separate
message off-line of the group. If you cut the hole near the top of the
container, how do they climb inside the container? Do you build a ramp or
what? I know this might sound stupid to most of you, but I am just the
mother of the son (age 18) that owns these geckos. Sometimes I feel like
they are mine too since I have to constantly remind him to change the water,
etc. I guess I'm the God-Mom to the Geckos.
My son has two Leucistic Leopard Geckos (both about 5 1/2" - 6") - one
is a female and slightly bigger (heathlier looking) than the other. She has
more brilliant colors of yellow - not counting the tail of course. The
other is a male and appears to be smaller (thinner) than the female. I'm
not sure if it is because he isn't eating as much or if that is just the
normal colors - opposite from birds where the male has the prettier colors.
Back to the cool whip container - at first only the male was using the
container, but now the female is using it too. They are so cute lying in
the container with their heads on each other.
I wasn't sure how to make the hole in the container, so I cut it about
an inch from the bottom and it is about three inches wide and about 1 inch
high. So far the crickets haven't gotten inside it.
Speaking of crickets -- you said in your post above that you only feed
your leopard geckos once a day. My son is feeding his two times a day. I
can not seem to convince him that he should not let the crickets run around
in the cage. His reasoning is that since the male is so much smaller than
the female, he didn't want to only feed them once a day.
Appreciate your feedback. I've been forwarding some of your posts to
him to read.
Becky
PS - I'll be sending in our GGA Membership tomorrow.
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