Leopard Gecko Pros & Cons
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I loved my leopard gecko Hagrid. He recently passed away, but he is forever in my heart ❤
Awww Rest In Peace Hagrid. I’m sure you gave him the best life. 💕
I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope they had a great life. ❤
@@reptiliangarden I've been keeping leopard geckos for 30 years and actually have bred mine several times. I know what you are talking about as far as neglect goes. I've seen so many leopard geckos crippled by metabolic bone disease due to lack of calcium and vitamin supplements that it isn't even funny. I had an elderly male pass away last year who was actually 30 years old. So I must have kept him correctly for him to reach that age. Mine naturally just start breeding every year in January and then quit breeding in June without any special cycling other than being in a room with a window so they see the yearly changes in the day length. My females usually completely stop laying at 10 to 12 years old and I had a female live to be 25 years old.
Thank you so much for not having something like “ they don’t need any lights just a heating pad”. I have nothing against people who do use heating pads but I hate it when people promote animals by telling new keepers that they can/ should do bare minimum husbandry for the rest of the animal’s life. I see so many new keepers having to spend extra money on new supplies because they found out that they weren’t using up to date husbandry.
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this is a real problem. The basic and advanced husbandry dictomy that should actually be called minimalist/quarantine and naturalistic/bioactive instead. So many more people would go straight ahead to naturalistic/bioactive if minimalist warriors of "lights will blind your gecko" and "loose substrate will kill your gecko" called the things by their name
Very well presented. You brought out a perfect point "Leopard Geckos do not want to be held."
Now I do have 1 that does like to be held, but he also will bite me when he's done. It's not an aggressive thing, it's a behaviour that I, in my foolishness, created. I can hold him for a long time no issues then a little nip and he goes back. Now the others pretty much see me a the bringer of bugs, but my hands are dangerous and need to be avoided. They are only handled briefly to be taken out of their enclosure for cleaning.
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I love my leo!! Hes around three, a big boy, he's very easy to handle he will just sit on my shoulder or sleep in my hoodie pocket lol. He is however a very picky eater so hard to please. Thanks for sharing your animals. God Bless!
My two oldest are females that I've had together since I got them as hatchlings. They both turn 12 next year! Love them to the moon and back.
Last year for my brothers birthday we got him a leo, when we showed it to him he wanted to handle it so he sat on the floor letting it roam around. Safe right? I guess not 😅 the leopard gecko ( Penny ) sprinted off and went under the small crack at the bottom of a line of cabinets attached to the wall and the floor. We had to take the whole bottom part off to get that stubborn leo out :)
The thing about stuck shed is that sometimes it isn't even a husbandry issue, I've learned. Sometimes, my gecko doesn't feel like using her humidity box, and gets stuck shed on her toes and sometimes she can't get a chunk of skin off her face because she broke it off from the rest and has no way to reach it with her back legs. So, even if you provide a humidity box, it's not a guarantee that your gecko won't get stuck shed.
I'd say another con might be nutrition but not in the way you think. Basically, some people get really confused about the topic of supplementation - you know, how much calcium, do I use calcium with or without D3, I have UVB, does that make a difference? etc, etc. From what I've heard, you should supplement with calcium (no D3), calcium (with D3), and a Multivitamin on a rotating schedule if you don't provide UVB. If you do, then skip the D3, or swap it for regular calcium based on your gecko's response. If they start getting these "calcium bubbles" under their arms, you know you're giving them too much. But there's a lot of factors and a lot of potential questions. Like, "If I feed calci-worms/phoenix worms/black soldier fly larvae, do I need to supplement with anything? Can I supplement them with multivitamin?" It's a weird spot to be in. That feeder causes a bit of confusion, and some people also don't realize that some geckos have certain dietary needs. Some geckos simply don't digest some very chitinous insects like mealworms very well, and it can cause some nutrition problems if you feed them to a gecko that has trouble with them. But you also have to be very careful with "treat" insects and make sure that your gecko only gets them rarely - these are your wax worms, horn worms, things like that. Any reptile can get "addicted" to wax worms, but I hear that leopard geckos get "addicted' fairly commonly. I just don't feed them and elect to use horn worms instead, mostly because I've never heard of a gecko getting "addicted" to them, and from what I've heard they're generally healthier than wax worms.
I work at one of those petstores and our store treats our animals very well.
I like how honest you were in this video :)
I also love how you matched your lipstick with your dress/shirt so simple but pretty!
I didn’t notice it until you pointed it out! 😂 thank you so much!!! 💕💕💕
Reptilian Garden Haha you’re welcome 💕
😅Good to know it's not only me! I hardly ever pick up Leroy bc he really seems to hate it. Giving him little head rubs on the other hand is fine. And yes escaping is a thing never thought it would be bc I never had any issues with my dragons. Once he figured it out and keeps trying just like the raptor he is haha. Cheers for including Leroy and have a good start into your week...
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Is it me or is anyone else more comfortable with holding snakes then lizards???? Lol 😂
I agree with this 😂
Reptilian Garden omg she replied lol thanks 😊
Reptilian Garden can you make a ball python care vid I just got one and I did do research but I wanna know how you take care of your ball python! Love your vids ❤️
I have a hard time holding snakes cus well...there noodles lol
@@movedchannels3172 lol i like holding bigger, slower moving snakes like a boa or ball python because I feel like I won’t drop them and they are pretty easy to handle and will hang on to you. But little baby snakes or small snakes are a wholeeee different story. I’m horrible at holding them and scared I’m gonna drop them but they are super cute 🥰
This is my favrt series. Thanx short and precise. Good work trish💯
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I had two leopard Gecko's as a kid. Just got a female. Not sure what morph she is exactly. She was labeled as a Mack Snow, but she is all white except for very light barely visible pattern only on her head. She is beautiful 😍 She is still in her quarantine tank, can't wait to put her in her nice big tank when it's finished.
My veiled chameleon escaped her enclosure once and I found her she gad fallen behind my TV and impaled herself on something I was sobbing I thought she was gonna die but the exotic vet saved her!
Got a new leopard gecko awhile back, she is so fun to just hangout with. I stay in my room for most of the day and when its feeding time she comes running out wanting food.
I love my leopard geckos 🦎❤️❤️
We have a leopard gecko named Yoshi and he’s so cute and derpy 😂
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I love the video as always thank you for putting my little man in there🥰💜
I didn’t even notice until you pointed it out. Thank you! 💕💕💕
I’m getting a leopard gecko this week🤍🤍🤍
I will never get a leopard gecko at the pet store again I got two from different pet stores and one ended up developing metabolic bone disease. They were both given supplements and everything they needed my other one is still alive and healthy thank god but I will always miss my baby emerald! But Emmett is my best friend wouldn’t trade him for the world! Late at night he loves to try to climb the glass to get me to get him out he’s so precious!😂🥺❤️
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I’m sorry for your loss. I’m glad you still have one and he’s doing well 💕
Reptilian Garden thank you❤️❤️
Make sure I know a LOT of stuff before I get a cute gecko boy
Whenever my bearded dragon is shedding I give him a bath and scrub his back with the toothbrush and his belly I recommend if you see your reptile shedding give them a bath unless you can't give them a bath and if you can't then I recommend misting them
I just got a baby gecko & my parents are divorced - i was gonna get 2 tanks and set them up the same way - it’s about a 1 1/2 hour drive and i take the drive about every week to 2 weeks - what do u suggest i do ? I don’t want stress her out :( please help. Thank you. - btw your videos have been so helpful
This is just my personal opinion but if you're watching this video because you're a beginner I highly recommend getting a bearded dragon or leopard gecko many people say that crested geckos are good beginner pets they are but they can lose their tail and they will not grow back they're a good beginner just not the best my first reptile pet was a bearded dragon after I got the bearded dragon got a yellow-bellied slider which I thought was going to be a good beginner but no reptiles that like to live in the water are not beginners a musk or mud turtle is but definitely not a writer slider or a yellow-bellied slider out of my bearded dragon and turtles the turtles are deathly harder to take care of
This is super dumb of me to do. One time I thought "shed" was something else, so I tried to wipe it off, And Tiny bit me. I dropped him on the floor. Here is the good part Geckos always land on their feet so he did but he didn't run like a crazy runaway dog. I only thought shed was something else because it was the only piece. Tiny taught me a lesson
Love Your videos and I look forward to seeing your posts!!
Thank you so much for your support!!!
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I got mine from pet smart and hes a good weight and eating but he slowed down its winter here
Like my friend 😄🤗🙋♀️
Wow Tricia this is such an awesome video I love it.😃👍
Thank you!!!
Reptilian Garden You're very welcome. Much love.❤️
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My leopardgecko Zuko is 8 Months old and such a sweet little idiot. He loves being handled! He climbs up one of his hides or just stands there and raises his head (like a fucking tower) and is waiting for my hand to climb on it. He does this like 4-6 times a day. But I have to say he is not the smartest xD
Sis, make a good leopard gecko cage
Another informative video, keep it up im a tokay fan ,luckily there is a breeder in my neighborhood, think ill need some cork bark fer that habitat. Keep up the good work thanks
Did Kiwi escape from one of your zen habitat pvc enclosures??
No, he escaped from an old glass tank. I didn’t have the lid on all the way and he climbed right out 😅 zens are much more secure
I keep getting different answers so I wanted to ask the comments, do I need a uvb bulb for my leporad gecko and if I do what watt?
I use the arcadia shade dweller uvb(bought from pangea reptiles)for my leo's, its not an absolute necessity like it would be for a bearded dragon but its definitely beneficial and I do see mines come out and soak up some uvb, so I would recommend it and the shade dweller is made specifically for leopard geckos and crested geckos.
Payten Long It depends on how close your basking zone is to where your UVB will be mounted.
It is not required, but it can be beneficial. I agree about using Arcadia! They’d have species specific bulbs that are helpful!
Is kiwi a picky eater?
so I have a question im getting a leopard gecko but i dont really know who to buy from because I was thinking pet-smart until this but I believe my dad probably just wants to get one from pet smart so what should I do to avoid a sick gecko?
What would be the best for holding between a leopard gecko, Chinese cave gecko and a crested gecko and for a beginner? I'm really getting into reptiles(especially after watching your videos) that i want to get gecko's cause i can't have snakes. PLEASE HELP
I don't have a leopard gecko but I do have an African fat tailed gecko and he is so so picky now he is probably the most picky lizard of all time right now. How do I get him to stop being picky?
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All you can do is keep trying to offer different foods. Try different sizes as well. I hope yours will come around! 💕
And he will only eat wax worms which I have heard are fatty.
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They are! And they can become fixated on only wanting it because they’re tasty treats. I would try and hold back a bit on the wax worms and maybe your gecko will be more open to considering other insects as well!
Hello
Good morning!!!
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I wanna show my kiwi
My Leo is a jerk :|
I have always adopted my animals from PetSmart and Petco and they're always fine but even if they're sick you should still adopt them because that way you are giving the animal a chance to live
if they are in the adoption section, yes. If they are for sale for full price, you are saving that one, yes, but you are condemning one, two or more to take his place. because you are just showing the company that you are willing to pay for an animal that is not in the best condition. and I don't know if the life of the one you save is worth the misery of the others that will replace him in this vicious cycle
@@MrJkfixe I will adopt any animal from PetSmart and Petco because either way that animal still needs a home even if they're in horrible condition
@@puppiesarethebest4223 The question is: do you pay for them full price?
If yes, do you go back the next week to get the other two that replaced the one you took and are in equally bad or worse conditions? if you do not get them ALL, congratulations, you are not improving the situation, you are being a part of the problem. Hell is full of good intentions.
If you do not pay for them, then congratulations, you are actually doing something good and improving the situation those animals are in.
@@MrJkfixe I've never had to go back to get another one because all my animals have always survived and yes I would pay full price for the animal
@@puppiesarethebest4223 You're just showing PetSmart and Petco that they are popular animals which causes them to get more in stock and mistreat them. You weren't causing any good even if you save one animal it just causing another animal to get mistreated.
Great video! I love your necklace!
Thank you!!!! It was a gift from my friend 💕
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They’re so cute too💚🦎💚
Sooo chameleons don’t like to be handled, leopard geckos don’t like to be handled... damn I can’t catch a break. I want one of both, but I really want to handle them both 😒😒😒guess I’ll just stick to my pit bull
Leopard geckos are far more tolerant than chameleons. It’s still a good option if you want to handle your reptile. Another fun option would be a crested Gecko!