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Leopard Gecko Common Names(s): |
Leopard
Gecko. "Blizzard Lizard" is also
used by hobbyists for certain
colour morphs.
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Leopard Gecko Scientific Name: |
Eublepharis macularius |
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Leopard Gecko Description: |
Leopard
geckos are robust geckos
with relative large heads, a
thick, fat-filled tail and
small short legs.
The belly is white while the
natural upper part is pale
yellow to brown with black
leopard-like spots. Babies have
broad black and white bands
instead of spots. The skin is
soft and velvety and contains
numerous scattered tiny wartlike
tubercles to give it an overall
roughened appearance.
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Leopard Gecko
Birth Size: |
85 mm / 3.3 " |
Leopard Gecko
Mature Size: |
16 - 20 cm /
6 - 8 " (max. 25 cm / 10 ") |
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Pet Leopard Gecko Colour Morphs: |
Albino, Banana Blizzard, Blizzard, Ghost,
High Yellow, Hyper Xanthic, Jungle, Leucistic, Normal or
Wild, Patternless, Red-stripe, Snow, Super Hypo Carrot Tail,
Super Hypo Tangerine, Tremper Albino & many more.
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Pet Leopard Gecko Pattern
Morphs: |
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Leopard Gecko Temperature: |
25 - 32 ºC /
77 - 90 ºF during the day with a
natural drop to room temperature
in the evening. |
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Brumation (hibernation): |
Yes |
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Danger To Man: |
None |
Leopard Gecko
Life Span: |
25 to 30
years (max.) |
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Leopard Gecko Housing: |
One
or two Leopard geckos can be housed
together in an 13 ℓ / 3.5 gal (US) ADDIS™ (35 x 25 x 15 cm / 14
x 10 x 5.5 ") container with the correct setup. A 10 gal /
30
-50 ℓ tank /
aquarium,
a reptile
cabinet, a reptile plastic
cage, "Pal pens™ " or "Desert dens™ "
can also be used to house a few geckos. The floor space should
increase with at least 25% for every gecko added after that.
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Leopard Gecko Food: |
Crickets,
mealworms,
waxworms,
silkworms,
Phoenix worms,
Trevo worms, pinkies
(nestling mice),
Dubia roaches & other feeder
cockroaches.
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Leopard Gecko Lighting: |
No or normal
visible light. No ultraviolet
lighting is required. |
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Leopard Gecko Photoperiod: |
All lights should be on for about fourteen hours per day. Commercially
available Leopard gecko electric timers can be used to automate the light
cycle.
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Leopard Gecko
Supplementation: |
Calcium /
vitamin D3 combination & a
suitable reptile mineral /
vitamin combination. A small
container with powdered calcium
/ vitamin D3 combination should
be supplied ad lib.
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Leopard Gecko Temperament: |
Docile |