Baby leopard gecko

On this page, we'll discuss some information regarding baby leopard gecko care. It is very difficult to determine the sex of a baby gecko. Unless you know the breeder that produced your baby gecko, you'll have to wait until around three to six months. It's at this time that male leopard geckos develop a slight V-shaped row of pores that are in between their legs very close to their vent.

Believe it or not -baby geckos that are incubated at temperatures in the low 80s usually produce females; alternatively those that are incubated at temperatures in the high 80s usually become males. There are exceptions both ways. Baby leopard geckos get along very well when they're young, but as they get older -males Will fight for dominance, so it's probably a good idea to separate baby geckos as a general rule seeing as how they are so difficult to sex.

Housing a baby leopard is quite easy and inexpensive. The minimum requirement would be a plastic shoebox with hides on each side. Leopard geckos do not have toe pads which enable other geckos to climb smooth surfaces. If one is still concerned about escapees, you can cover the top with some sort of mesh. You also need a series of shallow bowls. One for food, one for water(very shallow, to be changed on a daily basis), and one for calcium supplement(calcium powder). As mentioned above, two hides need to be provided, one on the hot side and one on the colder side; leopard geckos sleep during the day and generally try to find a hide to guard against predators and to provide a dark environment in which to sleep.

A baby leopard needs an area of the cage that is more humid. This is to facilitate the shedding of their skin. What's generally done, is to spray(with water) the hide that is on the warm side -thus creating a humid area. What can also be done is spraying a specific corner of its cage four to five times a week.

Another method of encouraging shedding is to spray mist the baby leopard gecko directly. One thing to watch for is their toes, you might need to gently help them remove the shed skin from their toes. If this is not done, it's possible the baby gecko could lose a toe or two. Mealworms and pinhead crickets are suitable feed for your baby gecko. Depending on how shallow their food bowl is, mealworms tend not to be able to escape. Crickets on the other hand can get unruly, and sometimes the back legs of the cricket need to be removed so the baby leopard gecko can successfully catch them. You also need to make sure to remove any leftover crickets from the gecko's cage, as they can stress and torment your pet gecko.

Be sure and check it out a way of making a suitable "hide" that's practical -and increases the look of your baby leopard gecko's cage with this video demonstrating how to make a fake rock wall.