Eublepharis macularius (leopard gecko) set up

[ReptiRogers]

the gecko looked to big for his/her hide

[franklinrt1]

The heat mat goes on the outside on the bottom

[softballgirl11302000]

my lizard live in the pink sand and he hasn't died hes 3yrs old

[Eldaffo89]

For all reptiles: They can burn themselves on heatmats or rocks! you have to put it under the tank mate

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[MagicalGeckos]

Oay 2 things are really wrong..

They are called UNDER tank heat mats thats where it should go.

Calcium sand is THE WORST substrate ever. If you want to use sand us only FINE grit play sand.

the reason is The geckos will try to get the calcium from the sand and will could constantly try to lick it causing impaction. not to mention it stains the geckos..

other than tha its set up correctly except you should have a small dish of calcium powder avaliable at all times

[sonofjohnrambo]

@MagicalGeckos i understand the problem this vid was made a long time ago and the set up has changed alot i will do an update as soon as i can but thanks for watching.

[thenumber1bleachfan]

You might want to get bigger hides and a bigger water dish

[iGottaStupidSwagg]

The sand does look cool BUT causes impaction so it considered a "NO-NO"

[youngvanhalen]

@geckosonthebrain im going to say yes and a no , as one of mine is absolutely fine with it only becuase she was brought up on it and is fed very well so she doesnt need to eat it, if i was u just stick to other substrates like slate or tiles :)

[youngvanhalen]

about this sand business its different for every gecko some will eat it some will not, but i think u need to ask yourself a question if your gecko does get affected or dies from impaction, because geckos will hunt out nutrients it needs. If its eating the sand then it isnt getting enough nutrients from its diet, but if its picking it up while its eating crickets or mill worms use some slate or rocks a section of ur tank with the food dish on top of it.but baby r no go with sand until there older

[506Raptor]

hey man ignore all of these people who think what is best for ur gecko u know what to do and good job!:D

[sonofjohnrambo]

@506Raptor cheers mate

[shawnnamanana]

its very dangerouse to out the heat mat in the container!

[sonofjohnrambo]

@shawnnamanana i understand your concern but all my heat mats are controled by thermastates which control the heat to stop the risk of over heating.

[sonofjohnrambo]

@vietreptiles actualy no the heat mat goes in the tank through a thermastate which controls the heat so it don't over heat.

[tomsterst]

it might be more natural for YOU, but not for the leopard geckos lol

[TheBeeswax18]

its called a under tank heater not a under sand heater

[murrayabjenkins]

What about a moist hide? :S

[SAMscouse1]

you should really put your heat matt under the plastic tub as it might burn your gecko and you should put a calcium dish in there

[leopardgecko3211]

u r soupose to put the heat mat on the bottom of the tank

[jjbennett123]

Do you use a matstat on your heat mats?

[Unemploymentsuxs]

Dude nice vid i got Leo gecko myself I would recommend to make a screen cover for your top instead of the plastic one going over.. That way you get more natural day light .. And your gecko will me happy

[tigermond]

well, if you want you pets to survive rather than to live, go ahead like this.

[GiancarloGonzalez78]

hes barely getting any ventalation in that thing

[soleshadow93]

sand is bad for geckos they can get a impaction, research it on google.

[sonofjohnrambo]

ive been keeping gecko's 12 years and ive never had an impaction but i have been told bout this so thanks for the advice

[supermariocostillas]

@LeOpardGeckoKid9 a finally someone who gets wat im trying to say  thx

[supermariocostillas]

@sonofjohnrambo u have been keeping geckos for years has there ever been impaction

if not y r there people saying they will die

[CpVideoMaker101]

@supermariocostillas

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[supermariocostillas]

@soleshadow93 howcome those on sand for years dont die

[supermariocostillas]

@soleshadow93 howcome those on sand for years dont die

ooo u found the wrong site in google leave him alone

[sonofjohnrambo]

@soleshadow93 they can only get impaction from sand if they are not looked after properly

[wildlifeed]

Great How to video!! Simple and to the point!! Cheers, Ed