PetSmart Employees Juvenile Leopard Gecko setup

My setup is a Zilla 20 long terrarium with sliding, locking top. I'm using the repti-carpet for another couple months, then switching to sand. Water dish on the left, calcium and vitamin mix in a milk jug cap on the right. Thermometers on either side, hygrometer in the middle. 100w daytime bulb, 60w red nighttime bulb. Under-tank heater on the same side. Temperatures stay around 92 during the day and 80 at night (on the warm side). The terrarium sits on cards so the recessed bottom doesn't overheat and crack. My leopard gecko Halo really enjoys the hammock on the right side.
--- I'm not saying this is how it should be done, just how I do it. My leopard gecko appears to be very happy and healthy and I hope all of you leopard gecko owners out there can enjoy your pet as much as I enjoy mine =]
Any questions just ask!

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[lolilikeReptiles]

does your leopard gecko ever go into is hammock? o_o i might get one

[brickfollett]

@lolilikeReptiles Sometimes, she likes to bask in the heat lamp at night when it goes dark. My bearded dragon LOVES it though

[brickfollett]

@TTcl0ud Thats why I had an undertank heater in there as well. The lights are there for the day/night cycle and for adjusting heat, hotter bulb for the day, cooler for the night

[TTcl0ud]

@brickfollett actually you're partly in the wrong there, The light can hurt their eyes, thats why they're normally closed when basking (if lights are included in the setup) YOu should keep in mind that leopard geckos draw their heat from the hot sand in Pakistan - their indigenous country - and so, draw heat from the ground, hence the heatmats that should be included in every leopard gecko setup. Lights are unnecessary however they aren't damaging. If you want to pay the extra electricity ;)

[skdaterror]

thats shit nice af

[brickfollett]

@CCWInTraining crested geckos are cool, they don't need nearly as much heat either so you don't have to buy hot bulbs that burn out every two weeks haha

[brickfollett]

@mackredenbarger what are you talking about? i said no on UVB lights, but heat bulbs are a good way to maintain temperature and create a natural day/night cycle. you won't have an issue with the light if your smart and give them plenty of hiding place and if your smart you will have proper gauges to know whats going on in the cage. theres nothing wrong with using standard incandescent bulbs for the day because geckos would be exposed to similar light in the wild. use common sense

[mackredenbarger]

Okay do not listen to this guy when he says use lights!!!! I have done a lot of research in the past week. I have talked to a lot of people with many credentials! Leopard geckos do not like light, unless its red bulbs. This is because they are nocturnal. Also no uvb bulbs NO BULBS REQUIRED! Use a under the tank heater (uth), BUT with leos you will need a rheostate or a lamp dimmer switch to make sure it does not over heat look in the respone vid sec for a full video!

[brickfollett]

@NicKtheGreeK1100 The warmer day bulb and the cooler night bulb simulate their natural environment, that way they actually have a sense of day and night. they don't NEED a bright light, but i like to have it so that its more naturalistic

[NicKtheGreeK1100]

DO NOT CHANGE THE SUBSTRATE INTO SAND IT WILL LEAD TO IMPACTION. btw leos are active during night, that's why they don't need any bulb. only some kind of heat.