Monthly Archive for August, 2009

Leopard Geckos: The Hottest and Coolest Pets!

Glad you’ve joined us here at leopardgecko-care.com. If you’re looking for the best information and tips on taking care of your Leopard Gecko, you’ve come to the right place!

In case you’re new to the these exotic lizards, let’s first introduce these stunningly awesome reptile pets which are becoming HOTTER in popularity as people expand their pet collection from ‘just’ dogs, cats, fishes, birds and hamsters.

Leopard geckos are small lizards named for their distinctive yellow and black coloring. With modern breeding, leopard geckos now come in many different colors (also known as morphs)

It’s easy to see why the leopard gecko is growing in popularity.

They’re well-tempered, easy to maintain and truly beautiful.

They come in an array of stunning colors and patterns and let’s face it, not everybody has one or has even heard of them.

The leopard gecko is part of the lizard family which mean they are cold-blooded, have four legs and are primarily insectivores (they eat insects).

When you first look at a Leopard Gecko, you might think they’re unfriendly and even perhaps a little bit scary.

Looks can be deceiving.

Generally they have super friendly, gentle temperaments which make them ideal pets for almost everyone including kids.

Leopard geckos are even known to be able to recognize their owners and approach them for some bonding moments.

Leopard gecko care is pretty easy and hugely enjoyable but you have to know what you’re doing. This website aims to provide leopard gecko care tips, including info on terrariums and habitat, baby leopard geckos, and even leopard gecko breeders and leopard gecko breeding diy tips.

So welcome and enjoy!!


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What is that weird noise? Leopard gecko care

Leopard geckos never seize to surprise. They can do the funniest things (have you ever seen a leopard gecko crawl upside down, Spiderman style at the top of his cage and then land a perfect sommersault?), and they can make the strangest noises.

If you ever hear a leo making a frog-like noise (I kid you not!), it’s usually because she’s unhappy in some way. Maybe you interrupted her flow, or she doesn’t like the way you poke her like that. It’s nothing to be scared about, but it is really quite strange when you hear it for the first time let me tell you!

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ALL ABOUT ALBINO LEOPARD GECKOS

The popular albino leo.

Leopard geckos are usually cream or yellow with black spots similar to those of a leopard (hence the name). But due to color morphing and selective breeding, there are now lots of differently colored leopard lizards.

Albino leopard geckos are a popular variation of leopard gecko. They lack the color pigmentation called melanin. Melanin is a dark brown to black pigment and the primary reason leopard geckos have that traditional black color in their appearance.

Morphing in the wild is rare but selective and cross breeding of leos mostly in the late 1990s have produced some popular albino tapes like the Rainwater Albino (imported by Tim Rainwater), the Tremper Albino (founded by Ron Tremper), and the Bell Albino (founded by Mark Bell and fast gaining in popularity).

I’ll dig around the good ol internet for some albino gecko pics for a later post….laters…

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This chubby but cute Leopard Gecko eats a Butterworm | Video

Another leopard gecko pet video courtesy of the almighty YouTube. This one features a chubby nine month old leopard gecko. As the video poster says, she sure does love butter worms but they are one of the most expensive worms. She also loves silkworms, and phoenix worms. She feeds them as staples as it’s easier then crickets…but they can be a bit fattening as you can see from this video of a chubby, but that aside, pretty healthy and happy looking gecko



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What are your best leopard gecko care tips?

I hope you’re enjoying all the tips, information and news related to leopard gecko care on this website. I’m really enjoying regularly posting to you, getting feedback and being able to help in any way I can. if you have any great tips, feel free to email or post them down below on the comment box…that would be great!

Thanks…to your leopard gecko’s health as always!

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How to Care for a Leopard Gecko : Listening to a Gecko

Here’s another great video about leopard gecko care. This one is about listening to your leopard gecko. Sure, your gecko can’t actually talk, but she can tell you things without having to shout them outloud.

As this video says, if your gecko is spending too much time on one side of the vivarium such as the daylight side, under the heat lamp then the vivarium is probably not hot enough. Conversely, if he’s always hanging out on the cooler side, it could be that he’s too hot and might start to get dehyrdated.

If your leopard gecko is always sitting in her water bowl, she could be thirsty and needs more hydration or is getting ready to shred..you can mist her on a daily basis if you think hydration is the problem.

So in summary this video is telling you to watch your gecko pet’s behavior, that’s part of the fun of having a leopard gecko in the first place and also one of your duties as a responsible pet owner. The video is short, only 1 minute 25 seconds and well made with good sound so it’s worth a quick view.

To your leopard gecko care success as always..

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