Leopard geckos and care?

Zelma Casebier: My leopard gecko will not bite me. I will stick my finger in her mouth when she yawns, and she will keep it open untill i take it out!! Mine cost around 100 dollards, the lizard I got for 20, cage 10, acsessories (sand, foam hideaway, shelter, heating pad, heat rock, etc.) 70. They'll last about 20 years

Toshiko Reimers: leopard geckos don't really need a lot of care. they need food, water ,heat and a place to hide. they like to be held. leopard geckos live for a long time i have had mine for 4 years

Lourie Mcroberts: Well, I don't agree with either of the answers you've gotten, so far. In my experience, Leopard Geckos are as tolerant of handling as almost any lizard; not mean and not yearning for your touch. Some individual Leopards, usually adult males, get grumpy and will bite hard enough to hurt. Most hatchlings will try to defend themselves by screaming (very quietly) and attempting to bite your fingers off, but it's so ineffective that yo! u just have to laugh. They're quite easy to care for. They just need a dry cage, with one or more damp spots they can feel safe (hidden) in, and a good temperature gradient. That means one end of the cage is warmer than the other. The warm end should be around 30C for adults, up to 32C for babies. The cool end can be room temperature. They will need hiding places in all temperature zones, otherwise they won't be able to regulate their temperature properly because hiding takes priority. They don't need any special lights, but you can use a red or blue bulb at night, if you want to watch them. You know they're active at night, and sleep during the day, right? They're easy to feed, too. They'll eat any of the readily available pet shop feeder insects. Be sure to supplement these with a vitamin dusting before putting them in the tank. And always have a small dish of calcium powder in the cage. They need much more calcium than they can get from the insects we feed them, and they! will eat the powder to get it. Otherwise, they are likely to ! have bone problems and other symptoms of calcium deficiency....Show more

James Langmyer: Working in a pet store taught me that Leopard geckos are one of the meanest lizards out there. They are easy to keep but not good to handle.

Jana Sakasegawa: yes there are... the links right below this show some variations... http://community.webshots.com/album/30953471rRnqvz...this one is pretty interesting.. pricey - although I am sure worth it.. here to show there is a very wide variety; these guys have, albinos, diablo blanco, blazing blizzarsa, emeralds, giants, normals, raptors, sunglows and tangerines listed;http://www.westcoastleopardgecko.com/Diablo_Blanco...ok... how much care... if you want one that is tame, does not fear when you do hold him/her? I think daily.. probably about thirty minutes to start... once daily... if all goes well do it twice daily.... to build the trust factor... these are a lizard that live about twenty years.. not four!! the handling ques! tion; I guess I answered in part already... yes it is good.. they are bred in capitivity, but not like a dog or cat... look at the size difference... they overcome the fear of "the giant" who reaches in to get them quickly... but at first? put yourself in his/her place and imagine sitting there... and then a hand, huge, giant hand with this giant odd creature attached reaches into this 'safe place' of yours... and snatches.. and if you run? it is still there... instincts tell them predator... bigger... it will eat me... with handling they get used to it... accept you are not going eat them... and even begin to trust that 'the hand' and attached creature is there to take care of them and 'ok'.... dow the road.. maybe they even 'enjoy' or like time with the 'creature' what equipment... 20 gallon tank, substrate decorations; the fun stuff.. lol.. check out the natural habitat where they originate... and see what you can do for the baby... making it into something you like! .. as well as being cozy, comfy... providing places to hide, climb, bas! k.... don't forget the water dish, shallow.... and that the area to hide are somewhat humid to assist in easing the sheds... the lighting from what I have read, a simple basking spotlight is suffice day heat about 90 I would make sure that you have a small temp. tank, as a place to keep him/her while you clean out the habitat as well...just an idea/thought... I put links in one of your other questions' answers... but here are a few on care, cleaning, general info on the species.. history toostart with a page with sub-categories to choose from a wide variety of info: http://www.anapsid.org/mainlizards.htmlgeneral leopard gecko caresheets;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_geckohttp://www.leopardgeckopunk.com/education.htmlhttp://www.reptileknowledge.com/care/leopard-gecko...cleaning;http://www.anapsid.org/maincleaning.htmllighting, heating, housing and more for a large variety of lizards and can off shoot to reptiles/amphibians... http://www.anapsid.org/maincaptive.h! tmlmain page for feeding;http://www.anapsid.org/mainfood.htmlhandling;http://www.anapsid.org/handlingreptiles.htmlmisc;http://www.anapsid.org/reptilehearing.htmlhttp://www.anapsid.org/sight.htmlhealth, injury, illness and stress;http://www.anapsid.org/mainhealth.htmlyou're gonna do great.. enjoy your new addition to the family....!!...Show more

Margy Sandquist: Are there different types of Leopard Geckos like the colour and everything? ♥♥♥