/r/leopardgeckos

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A subreddit dedicated to love of leopard geckos.

If you're interested in owning leopard geckos or want to better your care, you should check out our guides or our discord server, https://discord.gg/leos

Welcome to /r/leopardgeckos! This is a place for beginners and advanced keepers to discuss and share anything pertaining to leopard geckos. We welcome leopard gecko relatives and lookalikes.

We also have an active Discord server where you may ask questions and share.

Please Read

New to Leopard Geckos?

Read our beginner guide before asking any questions. Our wiki includes more in-depth information, including FAQs and other resources for new or struggling keepers!

Have a health related question?

Please remember that we can only suggest first aid and the possibility of certain diagnoses, we cannot diagnose or treat your gecko, and treating many illnesses at home can be dangerous!

What morph is my gecko?

Please post clear pictures from the top and side. Eye color will also help. Any other information like parents' genetics, etc should be mentioned as well. You can also ask on the morph ID channel of our Discord server. Here is an album of common leopard gecko morphs.

What sex is my gecko?

Please post a clear picture of the underside of your leo. Please keep in mind sexing is not 100% accurate under 5-6 months.

Rules

1) Don't be a jerk.

Just be civil. Warnings may be issued before a ban. Slurs (including the r-slur) are not allowed. Threats or suggestions of violence are also not allowed.

DM a mod if you are being harassed by a member outside of the subreddit, and we can judge on a case-by-case basis. Please link image evidence.

In accordance with Reddit's Content Policy, revealing somebody's personal or private information is not allowed. Harassment is not allowed. Giving only publicly available information is allowed.

2) No animal abuse.

No animal abuse, done by yourself or others. Vastly incorrect care without intent to correct it may fall under this rule, and dangerous care may get posts removed or flaired. If you need help or are making a PSA, tag your extreme pictures as NSFW.

Please don't post pictures of the poor conditions in a chain pet store just to say it's bad. Discussing a breeder or location is fine, but please mark it as NSFW.

Extremely poor care may be removed without warning to direct you to care guides.

3) We are not a replacement for a vet.

First aid advice is welcome as it would be for a kid or a dog. Do not diagnose or ask for diagnoses. If you would take your kid to the doctor for it, take your pet to the vet! Home remedies can be recommended within reason (e.g. soaks for stuck shed or supplementation changes) but avoid treating or diagnosing illnesses over comments.

Please defer to language like, "ask your vet about this condition," or "your gecko may be showing symptoms of this condition," for example.

4) If you ask for advice, take your advice politely.

This is partially an advice subreddit. If you asked for advice, please take it nicely, and if you didn't, ignore it or be polite. If you have an issue with a commenter being a jerk, report it. Reasonable advice upsetting you does not mean that another user does not mean well by giving it to you.

5) Don't be a jerk when giving advice. Advice should be constructive.

Sometimes owners make mistakes, and sometimes these mistakes can harm animals. Shaming an owner is not helpful, especially if they're asking for help, and even if the mistake was preventable. Comments being slightly rude may be removed without warning, and consistent rudeness could result in a warn or ban.

6) Tag your feces and injury posts as NSFW. No porn or gore.

Pictures of feces, wounds, lumps, dead animals, and animals in bad physical condition should be tagged as NSFW. Use your best judgement please. Porn or gore is a permaban.

7) Don't be hateful.

No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, religious discrimination, ableism, or any sort of discrimination. This is usually an instant permanent ban.

8) No spam, advertising, etc.

Ask a mod before advertising. We won't allow advertisements for YouTube channels, TikTok accounts, or breeders. You can ask before advertising art shops or accounts or other such things. Rehoming posts are allowed, but please do not post private information. AI-generated images must be flaired as AI-generated.

9) Obey Reddit's TOS.

All offenses are a permaban. Especially applying to ban evasion.

Links

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Loud music for geckos

I'm planning to get a leopard gecko in the near future and i would like to put it on my room desk. However i play electric guitar in my room a lot and i have a loud amp. Would it disturb my gecko or would it be okay?

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2024/08/25
20:43 UTC

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Is my leopard gecko ok?

We got this cute girl a few months back, she has adjusted to our home after a couple weeks and has been eating well. We take her outside a couple times a week to exercise for about 10-15 minutes. Today was pretty warm and she just laid near the garage and didn’t want to be picked up for like 5 minutes here. She seemed to be breathing pretty fast. But I guess I haven’t really paid attention to how fast she breathes.

2 Comments
2024/08/25
20:37 UTC

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Are these thermometers okay?

I’ve always used these as they were the ones I got from my tanks, which I got second hand. I never knew if they were good or not, and now I’m wondering if there’s any better ones? If so, I would love to get some to monitor my babies more.

1 Comment
2024/08/25
20:36 UTC

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Heat help 😭

I have this zoomed deep double dome with no bulbs, gifted from a friend. I’m reading mixed reviews about it, so I was wondering what bulbs would go in it, or if I should just forgo it entirely? I already have a uvb bar light.

0 Comments
2024/08/25
20:19 UTC

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Would you sell her ?

Is she cute ?

1 Comment
2024/08/25
20:13 UTC

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Check-In on Steve, the Gecko with Two Tails

3 Comments
2024/08/25
20:07 UTC

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His ass is NOT listening

Sometimes

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2024/08/25
19:56 UTC

2

Smiles in his humid hide for mr blaze

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2024/08/25
19:55 UTC

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Have yall ever seen your gecko yawn 😭🫶🏽

He got embarrassed after I caught him yawning. I’ve had Lemon for 8 years or more and I’ve only seen him yawn once and it’s so precious 🥹

11 Comments
2024/08/25
19:53 UTC

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Why does he always stare like this 😂

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2024/08/25
19:51 UTC

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Tunnels for Frankie

I wanna build a tunnel that I can see into from the right side of the tank where the flowerpot is. I’m going to remove the branch there and raise the dirt level as well. How might i make this tunnel? (My current substrate is a 65/35 mix of Reptisoil and Play Sand

2 Comments
2024/08/25
19:31 UTC

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Shedding

I adopted a Leo who is 4 years old 2 weeks ago and he has been eating fine and acting fine up until yesterday. Seems a little grey and lethargic and has been sleeping in his hide a lot. Do you guys see this behavior with shedding? I haven’t had a Leo in years so I’m a little nervous!!

11 Comments
2024/08/25
19:31 UTC

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My girl puked

Before I took her on a car ride (to bring her home) she was fine and there was no puke. After the very bumpy car ride I set her tank down where it belongs on my bookshelf and I noticed puke in her calcium bowl. I was wondering if a bumpy car ride could cause her to puke. She just ate 2 hours ago by the way.

6 Comments
2024/08/25
19:31 UTC

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Clean up crew

I got a leopard gecko about a month ago from someone giving her away. I have since been building her a bio active enclosure that is almost complete but I still need a clean up crew. I live in a rural area where the closest place (2hrs away) that normally carries isopods and springtails are currently out of stock for a couple weeks. Will it be okay to introduce my gecko into the enclosure and add the cleanup crew in a couple weeks when they are back in stock , or should I wait until the clean up crew is in the tank?

0 Comments
2024/08/25
19:22 UTC

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WHAT JUST HAPPENED

I fed my gecko in a box, then i put him in his enclosure and then when being on the rock hide he started waving his tail and literally threw/jumped himself in this position. He has never waved his tail or jumped. Does he just have low braincells?😂

2 Comments
2024/08/25
19:17 UTC

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How do I help my girl learn to eat and drink by herself?

My baby Evee was severely neglected for two years by her previous owners (on a handful of calcium sand, no heat lamp, just a paper towel, a water bowl and a hide) and now it’s like she dosent know how to do anything. I’ve had to hand feed her and most times force her to eat. She dosent even like being warm. I thought she knew how to drink by herself too, but I found out she dosent. She got very pale and I thought she was going to shed, but just to be safe I made sure to make her drink some water by dripping it on her nose until she licked it off, and then she gained her color back, so I think she was just dehydrated.

I love her to death and I want her to be able to do things by herself. I just got a job to work after school so soon I’ll be able to take her to the vet, but I have to save that money up first. In the meantime I’m not sure what to do. Any advice would really help because I’m afraid she won’t be able to ever entirely eat or drink by herself.

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2024/08/25
18:25 UTC

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Need a name please

So the lighter colored one I’m naming squeaker cuz he screamed at me when I went to transfer him out of the cardboard Petco thing 😆 but I need a name for the brighter one. I believe it’s a female (the one standing up) I missed my babies so much that my bf took me to go get two that we knew were most likely healthy 🥺🥹 it looks like his full grown adult leopard gecko Laila is gonna have two new friends 😆 (we are separating them don’t worry and will quarantine them from our other geckos) also Petco told me that North Madison Animal Hospital in Jackson TN also has killed some of their animals 😱 like they’d take a ferret up there with the sniffles and he’d come back dead 😭 so anyone with any type of animal please avoid that vet.

0 Comments
2024/08/25
18:23 UTC

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